Kenya
The death toll rises after the monsoon rains in Africa
TT-AFP
Published 2024-04-26 18.30
Vulnerable people in Nairobi, Kenya, receive help from the Red Cross. Photo: Edaward Odero/AP/TT
The death toll continues to rise after the severe rains in East Africa. Authorities in Kenya
said on Friday that more than 70 people have died since the seasonal
monsoon rains began in March. 120,000 inhabitants are directly affected
and have been forced to leave their homes.
In the capital Nairobi, about 30 deaths are reported this week alone
The East African land area of the Rift Valley has also reported several deaths due to the monsoon rains.
Neighboring Tanzania states that more than 150 people are dead due to floods and landslides and that 200,000 inhabitants are directly affected.
This
year's rainy season in East Africa has coincided with the progress of
the El Niño weather phenomenon. At the same time, the region is
recovering from the worst drought in four decades.
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Close to 200 dead in East Africa's torrential rains
TT-AFP
Published 2024-04-25 14.09
A
woman sits on a sofa outside her flooded house in the Mathare informal
settlement in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. Photo: Brian Inganga/AP/TT
At
least 155 people have died as a result of floods and landslides caused
by heavy downpours in Tanzania. The storm has also claimed several lives
in neighboring Kenya.
In Tanzania, around
200,000 people are estimated to be affected by the progress of the
storm, according to Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa. Fields, homes and
other infrastructure are said to have been destroyed in the rain.
In
Kenya's capital, Nairobi, tens of people have died. Several more are
missing, according to local police. The floods have caused chaos in the
city of millions, with roads and bridges blocked and homes in informal
settlements under water.
Kenyan President William Ruto states
that people in the worst affected areas will be relocated. Tens of
thousands have already been evacuated.
Tanzania's neighboring
country Burundi – one of the world's poorest countries – has also been
badly affected by the torrential rains. Rising water levels in the great
Lake Tanganyika have caused a river to overflow and caused extensive
damage to infrastructure, AP reports.
This year's rainy season in
East Africa has coincided with the progress of the El Niño weather
phenomenon. At the same time, the region is recovering from the worst
drought in four decades.
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Extensive flooding in East Africa
TT-AP
Published 2024-04-23 02.46
A village in Kenya has been flooded after heavy rainfall. Photo: Brian Ongoro/AP/TT
National parks, ports and highways are under water after extensive flooding caused by torrential downpours in several East African countries.
Worst hit is Burundi, where the country's interior minister is now asking its development partners to "help all the people affected by these disasters" together with Burundi.
Over 200,000 people have been affected between September and the beginning of April this year. 19,250 homes and 209 classrooms have been destroyed.
Meanwhile, 35 people have died in Kenya since mid-March and more than 100,000 people have been affected by floods, according to the United Nations citing the latest figures from the Red Cross.
Kenya's meteorological authorities expect the peak of the rainfall to arrive this week.
According to climate scientists, the widespread flooding is due to the El Niño weather phenomenon.
