Floods and mudslides in Kenya have killed 169 people, and the toll is
Floods and mudslides in Kenya have killed 169 people, and the toll is expected to rise with torrential downpours caused by El Niño weather conditions expected to keep pounding East Africa. Bloomberg News' Ondiro Oganga discusses with Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East & Africa. (Source: Bloomberg)
Families are displaced and property lost as several rivers burst their
Total deaths reach 76 and more than 130,000 displaced as weeks of flooding also affects east African neighboursSeventy-six people in Kenya have died because of flooding triggered by torrential downpours since March, the government has said, warning residents “to brace for even heavier rainfall”.Kenya and its east African neighbours have been battered by stronger than usual rain in recent weeks, compounded by the El Niño weather system. Continue reading
Floods and landslides across Kenya have killed 179 people since March, with hundreds of thousands forced to leave their homes, the government said on Wednesday, as dozens more were killed in neighbouring Tanzania and Burundi. Torrential rain and floods have destroyed homes, roads, bridges and other infrastructure across the region. The death toll in Kenya exceeds that from flooding triggered by the El Nino weather phenomenon late last year.
Nairobi, Apr 27 (Prensa Latina) In just 24 hours, between the eve and today, 32 people died here and in rural localities due to landslides and floods, the effects of the massive rains that have relentlessly hit Kenya since last March. The post Dramatic rise in deaths in Kenya due to rains, landslides and floods first appeared on Prensa Latina.
Flooding and heavy rains in Kenya have killed at least 70 people since
At least 169 people have died due to the heavy rains in Kenya, with at least 91 missing, according to the latest government figures.
Heavy rains have been pounding the country since mid-March and the
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Rescue teams evacuate residents from their home at the Flooded Graceland
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