Kenya - Floods, update (ECHO 12 Apr 2024)Fri, 12 Apr 2024 10:21
- Heavy rainfall continues to affect northern, central and eastern Kenya since the beginning of the long rainy season (from March to May), causing rivers overflow (in particular the Tana River), floods, flash floods and triggering landslides that have resulted in more casualties and widespread damage. The most affected Counties are: Marsabit, Turkana, Tana River, Garissa, Kirinyaga, Muranga, Kiambu, Meru, Kisumu, Nairobi and Kitui.
- UN OCHA reports, as of 11 April, 13 fatalities, approximately 15,000 displaced people and a total of around 20,000 affected people across the aforementioned Counties. The Nairobi County is the worst affected with 11 fatalities and around 9,000 displaced people. In addition, the same source reports several closed roads and highways.
- Over the next 72 hours, more heavy rainfall with locally very heavy rainfall is still forecast over most of the country.
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Kenya - Floods, update (ECHO 02 May 2024)Thu, 02 May 2024 10:15
- Heavy rainfall continues to affect most of Kenya since the beginning of March (the long rainy season lasts from March to May), causing rivers overflow (particularly the Tana and the Mara rivers), floods, flash floods and triggering landslides that have resulted in additional casualties and severe damage.
- The Kenya Red Cross reports, as of 1 May, 166 fatalities, 132 missing people, 23,511 displaced households (approximately 117,555 individuals) and 43,888 affected households (approximately 219,440 individuals).
- On 29 April, the Old Kijabe dam, located in the Mai Mahiu area of the Great Rift Valley region, burst amid torrential rainfall. At least 50 casualties have been recorded but the death toll might increase. Rescue efforts are still ongoing.
- Over the next 72 hours, more heavy rainfall with locally very heavy rainfall is still forecasted over most of the country, except eastern counties.
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Kenya - Floods and landslides (ECHO 06 May 2024)Mon, 06 May 2024 10:30
- Heavy rainfall is currently affecting 38 of the 47 counties in Kenya (i.e 80% of the country), causing floods, triggering landslides and resulting in an increasing number of casualties and damage. Tropical Cyclone HIDAYA is expected to bring further heavy rainfall to the coastal areas of Kenya. Humanitarian partners are closely monitoring the situation and they sit ready to respond.
- According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), as of 3 May, at least 210 people have died, 164 have been injured and 72 are still missing. In addition, more than 205,000 people have been affected and 194,305 displaced.
- At least 52 people died because of the mudslide that occurred in Mai Mahiu on 29 April. Search and rescue operations are still ongoing in Nakuru, Nairobi, Kirinyaga, Homa Bay and Tana River.
- According to the Ministry of Health, the heavy rainfall and consequent floods have also led to a fourth cholera outbreak.
- For the next 48 hours, moderate to heavy rainfall is expected across most of western, south-western and central Kenya.
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