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Starting April 18 2024, floods hit [[Kenya]], effecting people in 21 of the 47 counties.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-04-23 |title=Kenya - Floods (UN OCHA, Kenya Met Department) (ECHO Daily Flash of 23 April 2024) - Kenya {{!}} ReliefWeb |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/kenya/kenya-floods-un-ocha-kenya-met-department-echo-daily-flash-23-april-2024 |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=reliefweb.int |language=en}}</ref> The capital city of [[Nairobi]] was particularly affected.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-24 |title=Kenya: Floods cause widespread devastation in Nairobi |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-68888110 |access-date=2024-04-24 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> The [[Nairobi River]] and the [[Athi River (town)|Athi River]] have both burst their banks displacing 40,000 people.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Devastating flooding in east Africa claims dozens of lives and displaces thousands |url=https://news.sky.com/story/devastating-flooding-in-east-africa-claims-dozens-of-lives-and-displaces-thousands-13122189 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref> Over |
Starting April 18 2024, floods hit [[Kenya]], effecting people in 21 of the 47 counties.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-04-23 |title=Kenya - Floods (UN OCHA, Kenya Met Department) (ECHO Daily Flash of 23 April 2024) - Kenya {{!}} ReliefWeb |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/kenya/kenya-floods-un-ocha-kenya-met-department-echo-daily-flash-23-april-2024 |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=reliefweb.int |language=en}}</ref> The capital city of [[Nairobi]] was particularly affected.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-24 |title=Kenya: Floods cause widespread devastation in Nairobi |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-68888110 |access-date=2024-04-24 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> The [[Nairobi River]] and the [[Athi River (town)|Athi River]] have both burst their banks displacing 40,000 people.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Devastating flooding in east Africa claims dozens of lives and displaces thousands |url=https://news.sky.com/story/devastating-flooding-in-east-africa-claims-dozens-of-lives-and-displaces-thousands-13122189 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref> Over 110,000 people are affected.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-04-22 |title=Heavy rains and floods paralyze Nairobi, death toll rises in Kenya |url=https://www.africanews.com/2024/04/22/heavy-rains-and-floods-paralyze-nairobi-death-toll-rises-in-kenya/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Africanews |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Kenya: Disruptions due to flooding ongoing across much of the country as of April 24 |url=https://crisis24.garda.com/alerts/2024/04/kenya-disruptions-due-to-flooding-ongoing-across-much-of-the-country-as-of-april-24 |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=Kenya: Disruptions due to flooding ongoing across much of the country as of April 24 {{!}} Crisis24 |language=en}}</ref> At least 38 people have been reported killed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-12 |title=At least 13 people are killed and an estimated 15,000 displaced by flooding in Kenya |url=https://apnews.com/article/kenya-flooding-unocha-red-cross-6264c6b21f0a6bd0e55401aa631ee9b4 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> Additional rainfal was expected in 23-24 April which likely worsened the recovery efforts.<ref name=":0" /> |
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The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Aid also reported at least 960 livestock and 24000 acres of farmland were flooded.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-19 |title=Kenya: Heavy Rains and Flooding Update - Flash Update #2 (19 April 2024) - Kenya {{!}} ReliefWeb |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/kenya/kenya-heavy-rains-and-flooding-update-flash-update-2-19-april-2024 |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=reliefweb.int |language=en}}</ref> The flooding was strengthened in part due to [[El Nino]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-22 |title=El Niño floods worsen humanitarian needs in Kenya - Kenya {{!}} ReliefWeb |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/kenya/el-nino-floods-worsen-humanitarian-needs-kenya |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=reliefweb.int |language=en}}</ref> |
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Aid also reported at least 960 livestock and 24000 acres of farmland were flooded.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-19 |title=Kenya: Heavy Rains and Flooding Update - Flash Update #2 (19 April 2024) - Kenya {{!}} ReliefWeb |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/kenya/kenya-heavy-rains-and-flooding-update-flash-update-2-19-april-2024 |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=reliefweb.int |language=en}}</ref> The flooding was strengthened in part due to [[El Nino]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-22 |title=El Niño floods worsen humanitarian needs in Kenya - Kenya {{!}} ReliefWeb |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/kenya/el-nino-floods-worsen-humanitarian-needs-kenya |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=reliefweb.int |language=en}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:50, 25 April 2024
Starting April 18 2024, floods hit Kenya, effecting people in 21 of the 47 counties.[1] The capital city of Nairobi was particularly affected.[2] The Nairobi River and the Athi River have both burst their banks displacing 40,000 people.[3] Over 110,000 people are affected.[4][5] At least 38 people have been reported killed.[6][1][5] Additional rainfal was expected in 23-24 April which likely worsened the recovery efforts.[1]
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Aid also reported at least 960 livestock and 24000 acres of farmland were flooded.[7] The flooding was strengthened in part due to El Nino.[8]
References
- ^ a b c "Kenya - Floods (UN OCHA, Kenya Met Department) (ECHO Daily Flash of 23 April 2024) - Kenya | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "Kenya: Floods cause widespread devastation in Nairobi". BBC News. 2024-04-24. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ "Devastating flooding in east Africa claims dozens of lives and displaces thousands". Sky News. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ "Heavy rains and floods paralyze Nairobi, death toll rises in Kenya". Africanews. 2024-04-22. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ a b "Kenya: Disruptions due to flooding ongoing across much of the country as of April 24". Kenya: Disruptions due to flooding ongoing across much of the country as of April 24 | Crisis24. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "At least 13 people are killed and an estimated 15,000 displaced by flooding in Kenya". AP News. 2024-04-12. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ "Kenya: Heavy Rains and Flooding Update - Flash Update #2 (19 April 2024) - Kenya | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 2024-04-19. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "El Niño floods worsen humanitarian needs in Kenya - Kenya | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 2024-04-22. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
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