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Kenya Floods Kill 42 After Torrential Rains Pound Nairobi

Forecasters expect rainfall to gradually reduce after the weekend deluge.

Overview

  • Authorities report more than 50,000 people displaced nationwide, with Nairobi accounting for most of the fatalities.
  • Police cite 26 deaths in the capital and additional deaths in Eastern Kenya, the Rift Valley, Nyanza and the Coast regions.
  • KMD recorded exceptional two-day totals, including 160 mm at Wilson Airport and 145 mm at Moi Air Base, overwhelming urban drainage.
  • The meteorological service had warned of very heavy rainfall for March 4–8 and says showers began easing on Sunday with further tapering likely.
  • Multi-agency teams continue search and recovery, infrastructure and roads sustained extensive damage, traffic at the main airport was disrupted, 172 swept vehicles were recovered, and the president ordered immediate food relief.