Latest news More than 80 dead after persistent rainfall in Kenya
According to the Ministry of Interior, at least 88 people have already died in the East African country following heavy rains in Kenya. More than 34,000 people have had to flee from the masses of water so far.
24.03.2026, 16:53
SDA
The annual rainy season, which usually begins in the second half of March, started a month earlier this year and was very heavy. In the greater Nairobi area and in western Kenya, roads turned into raging rivers within a very short space of time, surprising pedestrians and drivers alike. Some were swept away in these incidents and drowned, while others suffered fatal electric shocks from exposed or torn-off cables.
In western Kenya, the Nyando River burst its banks and flooded numerous roads in the vicinity of Kisumu, the country's third-largest city. In Nairobi, the authorities had already asked residents of low-lying districts to leave their houses and apartments at the weekend, as it was feared that a river dyke would break and these areas would be flooded. The Kenyan Red Cross reported on the evacuation of pupils from endangered schools in western Kenya.
As a result of climate change, extreme weather events are also becoming more frequent in the East African country - with very different manifestations: While people in the west and in the densely populated capital Nairobi are worried about torrential rain, the north of the country has been suffering from drought for months.
