Kenya: Floods - Jan 2013
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Heavy rains beginning in December 2012 caused flooding in Nyanza (West Kenya) and Rift Valley provinces in Kenya. A total of 2,156 households were affected by the flooding with 1,217 households being in Rift Valley and 939 households in Nyanza (West Kenya). As of 15 Jan, 13 people had lost their lives to mudslides in the North Rift region, with 765 displaced and 5 people reported missing. (IFRC, 15 Jan 2013)
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In Brief: Floods in Kenya could disrupt schooling
Many schools in flood-affected regions have been damaged or are being used as makeshift shelters for those displaced, education officials say. The Kenyan school term is set to commence on 7 January.
Schools might not re-open due to floods
Death Toll Rises to eleven in Kerio Valley Mudslide
Kenya: Nyando District Kisumu Hub: Post-Floods Needs Assessment Report, 13-16th January 2013
400 made homeless by floods as fear of landslides spooks villagers
Rivers Nyando, Nyalbiego and Awasi breach their banks under heavy rains and sweep away houses, livestock and property at two villages in Nyando. More than 400 people lost their homes.