Poor Kenyans feel devastated by floods and brutalized by the …
WEBMay 11, 2024 · The floods are fueled by unusually heavy rainfall during Kenya’s rainy season which starts in March and sometimes extends up to June. Hardest hit are people living close to rivers, including the Mathare River running through Nairobi.
Death toll in Mathare floods tragedy climbs to 13 - YouTube
WEBApr 25, 2024 · The death toll from the mathare river floods in nairobi county has risen to 13, after three more bodies were recovered on thursday morning
Aftermath of deadly floods in Nairobi's Mathare slums | AFP
WEBDeadly floods in Kenya’s capital Nairobi continue to engulf sections of the city’s streets and homes, including in the Mathare slum district, one of the area...
Poor Kenyans feel devastated by floods and brutalized by the ... - POLITICO
WEBMay 12, 2024 · A single parent of four sons and four daughters, Makinda faces forceful eviction this week from the $15-a-month tin shack she calls home in Kenya’s populous Mathere slums.
Kenya floods leave 76 dead as truck is swept away in deluge
WEBApr 26, 2024 · At least 70 people have died from country-wide flooding in Kenya, a government spokesperson said Friday as authorities ordered more evacuations of people from at-risk areas due to ongoing heavy...
In pictures: Flash flooding in western Kenya sweeps away homes …
WEBApr 30, 2024 · Flash floods and a landslide swept through houses and cut off a major road in Kenya, killing at least 45 people and leaving dozens missing on Monday, the interior ministry said.
Kenya floods kills dozens, sweep through informal settlements
WEBApr 25, 2024 · In Nairobi’s Mathare slum, volunteers coordinated by activist Happy Olal searched for those swept away by the rising waters. By Thursday, they had recovered four bodies.
‘Blame the government’: Kenyans bemoan lack of support amid record flooding
WEBMay 1, 2024 · Nairobi, Kenya – Collins Obondo stood atop the rubble of a house in Mathare, one of the largest informal settlements in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, surveying the aftermath of a flood that...
Why has the flooding in Kenya been so devastating?
WEBMay 3, 2024 · In Mathare, one of the largest slums in Nairobi, residents grapple with flood damage, loss and lack of state assistance.
Kenya floods: Nairobi residents grapple with aftermath
WEBApr 25, 2024 · As rain continues to batter Kenya, residents in the capital Nairobi grappled on Wednesday with the aftermath of severe flooding, which killed at least four people in Mathare.