Overall Green Flood
in Kenya

Event summary

Flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1103849
Death: 0
Displaced: -
Countries: Kenya
From - To 22 Apr - 24 Apr

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Mombasa and Kwale Counties, Kenya, Late April 2026Kenya Red Cross reported heavy rains and strong winds caused damage and flooding in Mombasa County and Kwale County in late April 2026.Fri 24 Apr 2026Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Garissa Residents Decry Poor Access Roads, Call For Immediate Repairs 4/26/2026 2:38:00 PM.

Garissa: Residents of Bula Mzuri, Bashal, Sambul, and Kunaso areas in Garissa town are decrying poor access roads to their areas after their main road from Garissa CBD was washed away by floods from the recent rains in the county. According
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Africa Is Splitting Apart 4/25/2026 6:01:00 PM.

The findings were published in Nature Communications. A Vast Rift Shaped by Moving Tectonic Plates. The Turkana Rift stretches roughly 500 kilometers across Kenya and Ethiopia and forms part of the larger East African Rift System. This mass
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Scientists Find Africa Nearer to Splitting Than Expected 4/25/2026 4:32:00 PM.

Eastern Africa''s Turkana Rift is known both for its rich record of early human fossils and for intense volcanic activity driven by shifting tectonic plates. Now, scientists report that the crust beneath this region has thinned far more tha
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Met Department Issues Nationwide Heavy Rainfall Warning Through May 1 4/24/2026 5:49:00 PM.

NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 24 – The Kenya Meteorological Department has issued a nationwide advisory warning of heavy rainfall, strong winds, and large waves expected for a week fro today raising concerns over potential flooding and disruption acro
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), NASA (3), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1),