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The 2007 floods of Africa was reported by the UN to be one of the worst flooding events in recorded history. [citation needed] The flooding started with rains on September 14, 2007 local time. Over 14 countries had been affected in the continent of Africa, 250 people were reported to have been killed and 1.5 million were otherwise impacted.
The 2007–2008 Kenyan crisis was a violent political, economic, and humanitarian crisis that erupted in Kenya after former President Mwai Kibaki was declared the winner of the presidential election held on December 27, 2007. Supporters of Kibaki's main opponent in that election, Raila Odinga of the Orange Democratic Movement, alleged electoral ...
2007 South Asian floods: August 15 – 31 600 North Korea: 2007 North Korean floods: August 17 181 China: 2007 Shandong coal mine flood: August 17 – 24 18 United States: 2007 Midwest flooding: August – December 1,287 India: 2007 Bihar flood: September 14 – 17 250 Sudan, Ghana, Rwanda, Uganda, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Togo: 2007 African floods
The government says it has relocated just under 27,600 people forced from their homes by the floods in newly built camps. Some 210 people across the country have died as a result of the floods ...
April 29, 2024 at 11:41 PM. [Getty Images] Everything feels sodden in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, and beyond. It seems as if the rain has been falling without respite for six weeks, and the impact ...
May 1, 2024 at 6:34 AM. Nancy Wanjiku sits on what is left of her parents' home [BBC] Kenyans living in areas at risk of flooding or landslides will be asked to evacuate on Wednesday, the country ...
Starting 18 April 2024, floods hit Kenya, affecting people in 33 of the 47 counties, while also causing devastation in northern Tanzania. Causes [ edit ] One of the biggest drivers of heavy rain in East Africa is the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD).
April 25, 2024 at 3:02 AM. The UN says more than 40,000 have been forced from their homes [EPA] Roads have turned into rivers in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, as a top official said flooding had ...