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 1102540
Death: 7
Displaced: -
Countries: Kenya
From - To 23 Mar - 27 Mar

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Kenya, Late March 2024Flooding impacted areas of Nairobi, Kenya, in late March 2024. Local media reported 7 fatalities, as of 25 March 2024.Wed 27 Mar 2024FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 16 | About casualties: 1 | Last hour: 0

Capital FM » City Hall unclogging blocked drainage following heavy rai ... 2024-03-26T09:14+0100.

NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 26 – The Nairobi County Government has deployed technical staff and equipment to unclog sewers and drainage systems in various parts of Nairobi affected by flooding following heavy rains. Speaking after visiting Viwandan
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City Hall unclogging blocked drainage following heavy rains2024-03-26T09:12+0100.

NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 26 – The Nairobi County Government has deployed technical staff and equipment to unclog sewers and drainage systems in various parts of Nairobi affected by flooding following heavy rains. Speaking after visiting Viwandan
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People Daily » Heavy rains leave a trail of death and destruction in c ... 2024-03-26T02:39+0100.

A police officer in Kamukunji was among those who died. Four other victims were swept by water in Embakasi, Buruburu, Gigiri and Dagoreti areas. By yesterday evening, the body of the officer, David Chesire, was yet to be recovered. “The off
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K24 » ‘1,180 households affected by Sunday downpour’ – Kenya Red Cross2024-03-25T19:05+0100.

The Kenya Red Cross has issued updates on the extent of the damage and the households most affected by the heavy rains in Nairobi on Sunday night. In a statement on Monday, March 25, the organisation said the downpour wreaked havoc in vario
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (7), WMO (1), INFORM (2),