Heavy rainfall in north-eastern Kenya has caused large-scale flooding and cut off access to parts of Garissa and Mandera counties, leaving many residents without shelter, clean water or food.
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More than 100 killed and 700,000 displaced by flash floods from El Niño rains in Horn of Africa
The floods are the latest in a series of extreme weather events in recent years to hit the Horn of Africa, where children and communities find themselves at the sharp end of the global climate crisis.
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United States funding enables WFP to support almost one million Kenyans reeling from the impact of drought
The hunger emergency in Kenya is far from over. Years of drought have given way to rain, but flash flooding has washed away livestock, and destroyed farms, bringing yet more anguish for families.
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Red Cross raises the alarm over a “triple menace” of floods, COVID-19 and locusts in East Africa
Ongoing heavy rain, which has killed nearly 300 and displaced about 500,000, has slowed down operations aimed at controlling the worst locust crisis in decades and increased the risk of spreading COVID-19.
UN Emergency Fund allocates $3 million to assist people hit by floods in Kenya
The storms have damaged key infrastructure, including houses, health facilities and schools, displacing an unconfirmed number of people and disrupting basic services in 32 counties.
More than 160,000 people hit by floods and landslides in Kenya
Heavy rains have driven flash floods, mudslides and landslides in at least 25 counties, destroying key infrastructure and claiming the lives of 120 people, including 72 buried in a landslide.
Red Cross responds to humanitarian emergency following deadly Kenyan floods
The IFRC recently released more than 300,000 Swiss francs to help the Kenya Red Cross response. A second emergency response allocation is currently being considered.
WFP airlifts Kenyan government relief food as floods cut off major roads in parts of the country
WFP deployed a Mi-8 helicopter to deliver life-saving assistance to families in parts of Mandera, Wajir, Garissa and Tana River counties, in response to a formal request by the Government.
Food insecurity set to rise in Kenya as floods hit agriculture and livestock
Kenya was already facing increases in hunger prior to the floods, with 3.1 million people projected to be in crisis and emergency levels of food insecurity since October, according to IPC.
Heavy rains hit more than 100,000 people in Kenya
OCHA reports that the rains have caused flash floods, mudslides and landslides, damaging infrastructure and hampering access to food, education and health care.
Kenya's flood affected children in need of psychosocial support
More than 127,000 Kenyan children who have been displaced by flooding following heavy rains in recent weeks may be in need of psychosocial support, World Vision is warning.
MSF responds to cholera outbreak amid heavy rains and flooding in Kenya
“We are concerned that we could see more patients come in if the heavy rains and flooding continue like this,” says Alfred Davies Jr, MSF’s Field Coordinator for Dagahaley in Dadaab.
Kenya floods: EU releases initial €1.5 million to assist most affected families
The funding will help cover basic needs such as emergency shelter, food and nutrition, drinking water and repair of water facilities, emergency health care and epidemics prevention.
Floods in Kenya trigger death, massive displacement and threaten with disease outbreaks
Water sources have been contaminated and 33 health centres have been destroyed along with homes, crops, irrigation systems and farm equipment, and roads and train lines.
Floods displace more than 211,000 people across Kenya, kill 72
The floods have disrupted livelihoods, with at least 8,450 acres of farmland submerged and more than 6,000 livestock killed, and destroyed houses and damaged infrastructure.
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Refugee camp submerged as flash floods hit northern Kenya
Many refugees were forced to shelter in schools in Dadaab while at least 750 homes were swept away and an estimated 4,500 people have been displaced in Mandera county.
Kenya sets out El Niño contingency plans
Community Preparedness will be enhanced through early warning messages via county level coordination forums, government authorities and other partners operating in disaster affected areas.
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Total displacement increases by 1.4 million in Eastern Africa
Of the total displaced population, 2,467,547 are refugees while 8,966,205 are internally displaced persons and people severely affected by conflict.
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More than 900,000 children malnourished in South Sudan
Agencies stress the need to urgently start the prepositioning of humanitarian aid now through until the end of the dry season (April-May 2015) and sustain aid until the end of the year.
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One million newly displaced across Eastern Africa since March
More than 10 million people are displaced in the region as of September 2013 representing an increase of more than a million individuals since end-March 2013.