Overall Green alert Flood
in Kenya

Event summary

This flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1000185
Death: 5
Displaced: -
Countries: Kenya
From - To 09 Apr - 13 Apr

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Latest media headlines

Articles: 12 | About casualties: 9 | Last hour: 0

PDM urges use of flood waterWed, 11 Apr 2018 00:36:00 +0200.

The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) has reiterated its call for the massive inflow of water from the Cuvelai River basin, which floods northern regions, to be trapped and used productively. PDM secretary-general Manuel Ngaringombe said du
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15 killed in Kenya floods, scores of families displacedSat, 17 Mar 2018 12:26:00 +0100.

NAIROBI, Kenya: Kenyan officials said on Friday that at least 15 people have drowned and scores of families have been displaced across the East African nation during two days of heavy rainfall that caused flooding in urban and rural areas.
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Kenya floods: Death toll rises to 15 as heavy rainfall displaces score ... Sat, 17 Mar 2018 06:12:00 +0100.

Kenya: Kenyan officials said on Friday that at least 15 people have drowned and scores of families have been displaced across the East African nation during two days of heavy rainfall that caused flooding in urban and rural areas. The deat
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15 killed in Kenya floods, scores of families displacedSat, 17 Mar 2018 04:32:00 +0100.

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan officials said Friday that at least 15 people have drowned and scores of families have been displaced across the East African nation during two days of heavy rainfall that caused flooding in urban and rural area
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), NASA (7), INFORM (1), (1),