Natural catastrophes

16.11, floods, fatalities

Kenya: floods in Kenya’s northeastern and coastal areas killed 23 people and displaced more than 80,000, according to the Red Cross. It also warned that heavy rains would take a toll on the flood prone western region. Government officials in the coastal province said thousands were fleeing the rising water for shelter in the hills of Kwale district. Roads were blocked and many students sitting national high school exams were cut off from schools and examination centres. The national Red Cross appealed for KS500mn shillings (£3.71mn) to assist the 300,000 people it said were affected.