Kenya is grappling with severe floods that have claimed the lives of 210 people and displaced over 27,500 across the country. The government has intensified its response, setting up over 100 camps for the displaced and implementing evacuation orders for those living near 178 dams deemed at risk. President Ruto has directed a whole-of-government approach to address the crisis, emphasizing the need for immediate relocations and the provision of adequate resources for recovery efforts. The floods, described as the worst in three decades, have prompted widespread road closures and infrastructural damage, with more torrential rain forecasted.
East Africa is bracing for more deadly floods, as torrential rain after years of biting drought deliver a brutal reminder of the threat posed by extreme weather brought about by climate change https://t.co/TvAI42eIua
Vast tracts of the east African nation are underwater. In Kenya, more than 200 people have died and 160,000 displaced as torrential rain has wrought havoc and left vast tracts of the east African nation underwater https://t.co/84CDGRvaEe https://t.co/Rcy5xw6MyK
⚠️ KENYA'S WEATHER OUTLOOK 'DIRE' AS CYCLONE NEARS, PRESIDENT SAYS Full Story → https://t.co/mrlI5O1CK4 Torrential rains that caused widespread flooding and landslides across Kenya in recent weeks, killing at least 210 people, are forecast to worsen over the rest of this… https://t.co/RnIlEyw7Jt
We have adopted a whole-of-government approach to ensure an effective response to the flood crisis. With meteorological reports forecasting increased rainfall, we urge Kenyans in flood-prone areas to promptly relocate to safer grounds. Adequate resources have been allocated to… https://t.co/gOib7ZAyJZ
The Kenyan government says it has set up more than 100 camps to house over 27,500 people displaced by flooding. According to government data, more than 190,000 people have so far been affected by the floods and at least 210 are known to have died. https://t.co/TbUp6yAHhF https://t.co/bL4QwPzuZt
MAI MAHIU flood tragedy: Three more bodies recovered; death toll rises to 55, Nakuru County public health Chief Officer Joyce Ncece confirms. https://t.co/80EKbAAxVR
Kenya brings in emergency measures to combat ‘unprecedented’ floods https://t.co/uZrldkb3PE
Floods destruction: 7 people marooned by floods rescued in Machakos County. Roads rendered impassable across the country. Section of Nairobi-Eldoret highway closed in Timboroa #CitizenBriefs @lillian_muli https://t.co/8gnhlYCXFS
Read: Ruto's full speech in address to the nation on flooding https://t.co/K31JHMtKff
President Ruto: Treasury has been directed to prioritise disbursement to counties and to provide resources to NG-CDF and MPs for the reconstruction of school, roads and other travel infrastructure that have been destroyed by the floods https://t.co/N8ddm5M6Tt
President Ruto directs Treasury to provide adequate resources to assist in addressing damages caused by the raging floods across the country https://t.co/o6Uw6wQW5Y
President Ruto directs Agriculture Ministry, through NCPB, to avail food supplies in govt stores to support persons affected by floods across the country. https://t.co/8vDkv1aeeO
President Ruto: For us to comprehensively address such a threat in the long term, we have to acknowledge and act to reverse the adverse effects of climate change. The current happens are a direct consequence of our failure to protect our environment https://t.co/YdrGmKfgtu
President Ruto: The Ministry of Interior is hereby directed to enforce the relocation notices issued earlier, upon their expiry at 6:30 pm today. We appreciate and thank members of the public who are already cooperating with the government on the evacuation and relocation efforts… https://t.co/Q8uVc7Py9V
PRESIDENT RUTO directs Agriculture Ministry, through NCPB, to avail food supplies in govt stores to support persons affected by floods across the country. https://t.co/OoUv3OKOE4
President Ruto: The public is called upon to respect and adhere to safety alerts and interventions and to cease and desist from risking their lives or the lives of others by daring force of nature https://t.co/s8ThTuHvrk
President Ruto: Kenya may face its first ever cyclone which may hit at any time https://t.co/qnqZQgFs7e
President Ruto directs Agriculture Ministry to provide food for gov’t stores, Health Ministry to provide medicine for flood victims https://t.co/8rYDFQNgdI
President Ruto: The Ministry of Interior is directed enforce the relocation notices issued earlier upon their expiry at 6:30pm today. We appreciate and thank members of the public who are already cooperating with the government on the evacuation and relocation efforts underway https://t.co/UCpRpGOz9u
President Ruto: Security agencies are directed to enlist the support of NYS and work with the national gov’t administration officer to respond to emergencies, including the evacuation of people at risk. Ministries are directed to work closely with national security agencies and… https://t.co/sQC4HL2jxd
President Ruto: The government has taken the following steps to mitigate the devastating impact of the present crisis: 1. Marked dams that are full and present imminent danger 2. Areas prone to landslides and mudslides have been identified as high-risk areas 3. Relocation… https://t.co/i4zViLRuDl
President Ruto: The government has mapped out 178 dam and water reservoirs situated within public and private lands in 33 counties which present imminent danger to adjuscent settlements and people. https://t.co/rQFnmiCSbW
President Ruto: Metrological reports paint a dire picture, the rains will persist for the rest of this month and possibly after. Kenya will face its first cyclone. This cyclone will hit any time, and it's predicted to cause torrential rain, strong winds, and dangerous waves that… https://t.co/Vry234GPWh
President Ruto: Meteorological reports paint a dire picture. The rains will persist increasing both in duration and intensity for the rest of this month and possibly after. Kenya may face its first ever cyclone which may hit at any time https://t.co/XuejoPMKsn
STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS Persistent and torrential rains have unleashed devastating floods, which have claimed 210 lives as of today. It has also caused injuries to many more and wreaked havoc on property, infrastructure and livelihood. No corner of Kenya has been spared… https://t.co/Qw0dwVOVZY
President Ruto: "Kenya could possibly face its first cyclone-Cyclone Hidaya. This cyclone could hit any moment from now" #TV47News https://t.co/LzOzrtPNrL
East Africa is bracing for more deadly floods, as torrential rain after years of biting drought deliver a brutal reminder of the threat posed by extreme weather brought about by climate change https://t.co/uadGYdlsBS via @climate @herbling and @HelenNyambura
East Africa is bracing for more deadly floods, as torrential rain after years of biting drought deliver a brutal reminder of the threat posed by extreme weather brought about by climate change https://t.co/4F5kQwchR7
The death toll from flood-related incidents in Kenya has crossed 200 since March, the interior ministry said Friday, as a cyclone barrelled towards the Tanzanian coast. https://t.co/hbs9YsbtCe
Kenya floods death toll tops 200 as cyclone approaches https://t.co/LUKqo6VZAf
The Kenyan government has ordered people living near 178 dams and reservoirs to evacuate as heavy rains continue. Residents near 178 bodies of water have been told to leave as flooding is set to worsen. neighbourhood". https://t.co/mlGuBuK2Hj
Kenya and Tanzania have been bracing for a cyclone on the heels of torrential rains and floods that have devastated East Africa, killing nearly 400 people and forcing tens of thousands from their homes https://t.co/npXMp8dMHa https://t.co/3kjSzbITZ3
The Coast region is likely to be hit by Cyclone Hidaya, which will result in heavy rainfall, large waves and strong winds that could affect activities in the Indian Ocean, a report to the Cabinet has warned. https://t.co/PpBdp3EyKQ
Kenya faces the wrath oh mother nature as the region drowns, helicopter rescues tourists from flooded Kenyan nature reserve #Kenya #KenyaFloods #Floods https://t.co/3Xve2hIEIF
Family that lost 5 relatives in Solai dam tragedy caught up in Mai Mahiu incident https://t.co/LaZNJmED9U https://t.co/P2wr93lpMq
Floods: 210 people killed across the country as of today; gov’t says 115 camps set up across 19 counties hosting a total of 27,586 people as most parts of Kenya continue to experience heavy rains https://t.co/4ywyz2gHRz
Kenya Floods Kill Hundreds as Mass Evacuations Ordered https://t.co/8Ho0OhkXgS
GOVERNMENT SETS up 115 IDP camps in 19 counties with 27,586 people affected by floods; Interior CS Kindiki says severe weather has killed 210 people. https://t.co/xt3kzhkxgJ https://t.co/vxfCGzaO5V
Pressure piles on Kenya’s president as floods wreak havoc https://t.co/Ce0e8P1KFg
Gov't orders residents living near 178 dams to immediately vacate or be evicted https://t.co/7VZBzB1NGb
28 children among 52 dead in Mai Mahiu floods https://t.co/UuljW4b0o9
Deadly floods in East Africa are inundating parts of the Masai Mara, one of Africa’s greatest wildlife reserves. https://t.co/j0S2G0cYJi
Kenya orders flood evacuations as it warns dams could spill https://t.co/i1T14C1avd
Kenya and Tanzania were bracing for a cyclone on the heels of torrential rains that have devastated East Africa, killing more than 350 people and forcing tens of thousands from their homes https://t.co/pbEFqm1MYI https://t.co/TomOjH3HwE
Eye on Africa - Flood-hit Kenya, Tanzania brace for cyclone Hidaya ➡️ https://t.co/BCD6QJLApy https://t.co/1cqZmwl7gj
Gituku: We are witnessing people-driven responses to victims of heavy rains. Statements from the Kenya Meteorological Department are made public, but the communication from the government is insufficient #NewsGang https://t.co/qLebczHW4E
Jamila: Tanzania is also facing a flood crisis. The weatherman has said we will witness heavy rainfall in Nairobi starting today. According to our government statistics, 38 counties have been affected, and about 156 people displaced #NewsGang https://t.co/jsj2R056gQ
Lucky to be alive: Search and rescue mission continues in Mai Mahiu. More bodies are being recovered with death toll in excess of 50 Survivors narrate how they escaped the tragic incident. A man watched as his wife, children, were swept away #Tonight @SamGituku https://t.co/sKl8JGAEVi
Government evacuation order: Kenyans living around fragile ecosystem areas told to evacuate. Mandatory evacuation to affect those living around 192 dams Residents ordered to vacate the area or be forcefully moved. Ruto holds a 2nd Cabinet meeting on floods #Tonight @SamGituku https://t.co/ABknwLSTji
Tropical Cyclone Hidaya: What we know so far https://t.co/3zt1nVR6Qx
Heavy rainfall that is expected in areas including Rift Valley and Nairobi from today to Sunday, to spread to northern parts of Kenya on 3-5 May 2024, Met department says https://t.co/PQbQZxiWV2
Today's Cabinet memo "Crucially, the coastal region is likely to experience Cyclone Hidaya, which will result in heavy rainfall, large waves and strong winds that could affect marine activities in the Indian Ocean" https://t.co/wo9MxS2kgB
Kenya’s president is facing mounting criticism over his handling of the country’s worst floods in three decades. https://t.co/q9MQSneg3X
The number of people who have lost their lives in devastating floods in Kenya since March has risen to 188, with dozens still missing, the interior ministry said on Thursday. https://t.co/HNx3L4OxlB
Floods: 188 people killed across the country as of today; gov’t says 90 people reported missing, 33,100 households displaced and 1,967 schools affected. https://t.co/JiFzEugCJL
Nakuru-Eldoret (A8) road at Timboroa Market closed following destruction due to heavy rains that left a section with signs of possible collapse; motorists re-routed to diversions https://t.co/aquNsLO7QN
The heavy rains have been wrecking havoc in Kenya. This time it has reached the Maasai Mara National Reserve. Forecasts predict still more rain to come. https://t.co/LFShKkhVGJ
Kenya flood toll rises to 181 as homes and roads are destroyed #ARYNews https://t.co/kNHtz33c7Z
Floods: Death toll rises to 188 as 165,500 persons displaced https://t.co/BtE5KpYFDu
The death toll from floods in Kenya has risen to 181 https://t.co/2YKNoe3clZ https://t.co/NHuY6iB9tU
Floods and landslides across Kenya have killed more than 180 people since March, with hundreds of thousands forced to leave their homes, the government and Red Cross said, as dozens more were killed in neighboring Tanzania and Burundi https://t.co/6Muv1qXMJR https://t.co/CUT1Li4dyo
I pray for the people in Kenya, Tanzania and Burundi who are suffering devastating floods that killed over 170 people and displaced over 190,000 people. Video: Flooded Church in Dar-es-Salaa https://t.co/KVKnHBA1WY
Bramwell Simiyu - Chief Officer, Disaster Management & Coordination: Sensationalism and throwing around figures without a basis is one of the biggest problem in this country and Senator Eddy Oketch calling upon Governor Sakaja to come to the show to discuss a subject matter I do… https://t.co/obT1D7oV4f
State of the nation: Bramwell Simiyu – Chief Officer, Disaster Management & Coordination: We are no longer dealing with matters of mitigation, we are actively at the response stage #DayBreak @TrevorOmbija https://t.co/tF6wYLQ6Ke
Assam & Meghalaya is likely to get isolated Heavy to very Heavy rainfall (115.5-204.4mm) on 2nd May, 2024. #WeatherUpdate #RainAlert https://t.co/nX090AJ2Rg
Partial road closures announced in Nairobi, Kiambu https://t.co/Onn8iN8A7n
Death toll rises, more roads closed due to flooding https://t.co/nrgFzEOrjz
‘How my family miraculously survived Mai Mahiu tragedy’ Over Sh2 million worth of investments disappeared in the deadly floods, leaving his family's future in limbo https://t.co/h8GQmgwvJP https://t.co/gjQieH4m0D
Nearly 100 tourists were among people marooned after a river overflowed in Kenya's famed Maasai Mara wildlife reserve following a heavy downpour, a local administrator said, as the death toll from flood-related disasters neared 180. https://t.co/TNTj9kkaPu by @OrindeHillary https://t.co/A9Era4skgy
Kenyans flee homes after flooding. Government officials have made plans to evacuate Kenyans from Mai Mahiu and surrounding at-risk areas near Nairobi. https://t.co/Z7hhsQ6qnf https://t.co/HubIYSwK8N
'That was my wife and only child, and now they are dead, I leave it to God,' James Kirombe said after losing his family in a deadly flash flood. Rescue workers in the Kenyan town Mai Mahiu continued their search for survivors https://t.co/fpJqJa5oRJ https://t.co/BVHQd0Dw6q
Charles Ombidi: My sister and her two children died in Mathare floods. My mother narrowly survived #12MinutesNTV https://t.co/E5mvcNXXne https://t.co/pKB5w5S1x1
Peninah Malonza, CS EAC, ASALs & Regional Development: The situation is not very good, we have around 109 families displaced. Let’s stop politicizing this agenda of this flooding. As we talk, it’s not only Kenya, Tanzania is losing quite a number of people, we have seen South… https://t.co/2zOBZSWPnU
The death toll in Kenya exceeds that from floods triggered by the El Nino weather phenomenon late last year https://t.co/xhPOtsMqUU
Looming Disaster In Molo: Four water pans risk lives of hundreds in Turi area Residents living in fear as pans start spilling water Njoki: We are living in fear because of these dams #JKLive @KoinangeJeff https://t.co/NsrW4wZ7a4
Mai Mahiu Floods Tragedy: 3 more bodies retrieved raising death toll to 51 KDF, NYS personnel searching for more bodies Kenya Railway engineers inspect sources of the disaster Otieno: Calvert was constructed in 1931 #JKLive @KoinangeJeff https://t.co/t8D0xy97UF
Floods: 179 Dead… Floods have killed 179 Kenyans across the country Tourists evacuated as floods ravage Narok County 12 lodges, tented camps destroyed in Masai Mara Motorists stranded along Kangundo-Nairobi highway #JKLive @KoinangeJeff https://t.co/lyY4W2Mo5I
The death toll from the Mai Mahiu floods has risen to 52. The Kenya Red Cross says 51 people are missing. 42 bodies have been identified and the post-mortem examinations on them have begun. #NTVTonight @OBurrows @NBrygettes https://t.co/ov7Y3O2wyi
VIDEO: The closed Kamulu -Kagundo Road at Joska (Athi River Bridge) due to floods, KENHA advises road users to use alternative routes. https://t.co/1QEaNtwPDF
Three more roads closed, Thika Superhighway opened as flooding continues https://t.co/r2T3s6sI0P
IN PICTURES: Kamulu-Kangundo Road closed at Joska (Athi River Bridge) due to floods, KENHA advises road users to use alternative routes. https://t.co/ALObIpZYsC
Floods: Death toll rises to 179 after 10 more people killed in 24 hours https://t.co/vtKV7Fg04W
James Kirombe survived a deadly flash flood in the Kenyan town of Mai Mahiu. His wife and infant child didn't make it. Rescue workers continue to hunt for survivors amid scores of people dead and more missing https://t.co/fpJqJa5oRJ https://t.co/zGo4i1YOxd
Floods: death-toll hits 179 after 10 more people killed in the last 24 hours; gov't says 90 people reported missing https://t.co/e2UAsexByV
Thika Superhighway at Kahawa Sukari drift, between Kahawa Barracks and KU opened for Thika-bound traffic after temporary closure due to floods; KeNHA announces https://t.co/1XBa5E1eGF
Narok: Rescue efforts underway as tourists in 14 camps trapped by floodwaters https://t.co/UGITaXUB7O