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Death toll from Kenya’s El Nino floods jumps to 120

People hold on to plants as they wade through flood waters after they were displaced following heavy rains in Garsen, Tana Delta within Tana River county, Kenya, on 23rd November, 2023.

Nairobi, KenyaReuters Severe flooding caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon has killed 120 people in Kenya, while people in almost 90,000 households have been forced to leave their homes, the government said on Tuesday. The latest estimated death toll in Kenya has doubled as heavy seasonal rains following the worst drought in four decades […]

Tens of thousands of Kenyans go hungry after floods – aid agencies

Thomson Reuters Foundation Tens of thousands of survivors of Kenya’s worst floods in recent years are living on the brink with barely enough food to eat two months after the disaster, aid workers warned this week, calling on authorities to provide increased funding and support. Incessant heavy rainfall in March and April caused dams and […]