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Tourist camps swept away as Kenya floods hit renowned game park
01 May 2024 16:53 GMT
… swept away as the Talek river burst its banks Tuesday … swept away in the flooding, too.
The floods, triggered by unusually heavy … at least a handful in Ethiopia.
Search and rescue and evacuation … slow rescue efforts.
As the water continues to rise, rescue …
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Ethiopia: Security situation likely to remain volatile in Amhara Region through at least late May amid ongoing military operations /update 10
01 May 2024 15:55 GMT
The government has ordered the evacuation of flood-prone areas across Kenya as disruptions due to flooding continue across many parts of the country as of May 1. Heavy rainfall has affected many parts of the country since March, triggering widespread …
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‘I blame the government’: Poor Kenyans say no support amid record flooding
01 May 2024 08:25 GMT
… Maji!” (Water! Water!) after torrential rain triggered widespread flooding across … river. People’s homes and businesses were entirely destroyed by the flood … rains and floods in Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia – residents … warned that five dams located in the …
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Somalia Situation Report, 30 Apr 2024
01 May 2024 01:58 GMT
… included three in Somaliland and four in Hirshabelle … region and the Ethiopian highlands. Floods have also inundated … river overflowed its banks in Aw Dheegle, affecting 4,800 people, flooding … area.
The FAO-Somalia Water and Land Information Management …
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Kenya’s Ruto orders evacuations after deadly floods
30 Apr 2024 17:03 GMT
… of neighbourhoods at risk of flooding.
“The military has been … millions of litres of muddy water raging through homes and … 2018 disaster involving a private reservoir on a coffee estate also … died in rains and floods in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia, just as the …
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Kenyans told to evacuate as flood danger rises or they will be moved by force
30 Apr 2024 16:28 GMT
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Rain-swollen water levels at two Kenyan hydroelectric dams are at … and ordered residents of flood-prone areas across the … flooding or landslides in the past, and residents near dams and rivers … and Somalia and affected hundreds of thousands in Ethiopia and …
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Kenyans in flood-prone areas are ordered to evacuate or will be moved by force as death toll rises
30 Apr 2024 14:48 GMT
… and ordered residents of flood-prone areas across the country … flooding or landslides in the past, and residents near dams and rivers … Earlier this month, high waters on the Tana swept a … and Somalia and affected hundreds of thousands in Ethiopia and …
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Kenya leader vows to help "victims of climate change" as flood deaths mount
30 Apr 2024 14:07 GMT
… torrents of mud and water gushing down a hill and … 169 people have died in flood-related disasters, according to … change, who today are suffering floods, they are suffering mudslides, … have been killed in flooding and landslides.
In Ethiopia';s capital …
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Scores missing as Kenya ravaged by mass flooding
30 Apr 2024 12:45 GMT
… those affected by the flooding “with alternative temporary accommodation … Niño triggered devastating floods and river overflows, causing more … and widespread damage.”
The Horn of Africa, a region of … causing widespread hunger and water insecurity. This drought …
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Somalia Offers Condolences to Kenya After Devastating Rains and Floods Claim Lives
30 Apr 2024 13:39 GMT
… of the Federal Republic of Somalia extended its deepest sympathies … to the devastating dam breach and heavy flooding near the capital … damage caused by the dam breach and flooding in Kenya.
“Our … of the Federal Republic of Somalia has offered its assistance …