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THE STANDARD NYANZA Nyora residents ferry their belongings using a boat after River Kuja busted water flowing on people s homes in 2018. Over 290 homes have been affected by the flood following the ongoing heavy rain in the country.[Caleb Kingwara, Standard] More than 2,200 families in Migori and Homa Bay counties have been displaced by floods following heavy rains. At Kakelo Kakoth location in Migori County, some 300 homes were submerged on Monday, forcing locals to move to safer grounds. In Lower Karapolo, 60 households had been marooned by the floods while West Kanyuor location had 99 households affected by the floods. According to Lower Central Kadem Chief Philip Orwa, areas around Kuja River such as Lwanda and Kuja were also flooded. ....
Kenya - Floods (IFRC, Kenya Red Cross, FloodList, Meteo Kenya) (ECHO Daily Flash of 28 April 2021) Format The Long Rains season is currently affecting parts of Kenya, causing flooding across Tana River, Busia, Kisumu, Garissa and Marsabit Counties, as reported by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). At least two fatalities have occurred and up to 25,958 people (4,493 households) have been displaced. In addition, about 1,308 ha of land with crops have been destroyed in the Tana River basin. In the past recent days, Kenya Red Cross reports that heavy rain caused flooding across Migori County (south-western Kenya), resulting in at least 200 households affected in the Kakelo Kakoth sub-location. ....