- A heavy rainfall of more than 20 mm will rain 31 counties between March 9 and 11, according to the Kenyan weather department
- The weather expert warned that floods and floods could occur due to the massive floods, and advised those in the counties listed based on safety measures
- The rains will begin to decline on Tuesday, March 11; Kenya's Red Cross said its teams would be sent to minimize adverse effects
Kenya's weather forecast department has predicted the outbreak of powerful clouds in the next three days.
Source: UGC
In his advice to the public, the weather expert explained that more than 20 mm rainfall would show parts of the Lake Victoria valley, the Rift Valley, and the highlands in the West and East of the Rift Valley, including the Nairobi and Plains South East, starting March 9.
Rain later would increase to more than 30 mm on March 10 and spread to the northwestern part of Kenya; Power, however, will begin to decline on March 11.
Which counties will be affected by heavy rainfall?
A total of 31 counties will witness the predicted climate change.
They are Narok, Kericho, Bomet, Homabay, Siaya, Migori, Busia, KisumuKisii, Nyamira, Nandi, Kakamega, Vihiga, Bungoma, Baringo, Nakuru, Trans-Nzoia, Uasin Gishu, Elgeyo-Marakwet, West-Pokot, Turkana, Marsari, Nyega, La Kindau, Factory Murang'a, Kiambu, Nairobi, Machakos, and Kajiado.
The weather expert warned residents in areas mentioned to prepare for disasters such as floods and floods.
“Residents in all mentioned areas are advised to be careful with possible floods, floods and not visible. People are advised not to hide under trees and near the burned windows to reduce the possibility of thunder.
At the same time, the weather expert called on relevant national and county government agencies and NGOs to be ready to address any problem that may follow the rain.
Kenya's Red Cross said its teams would be ready to face the impact of the predicted heavy rainfall.
“The Kenyan weather department has provided advice on heavy rainfall. It said.
This comes almost one year after the heavy rainy season (between March 1 and May 16) becoming worse.
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How many Kenyans died from the flood 2024?
According to the National Disaster Operations Center (Ndo), approximately 290 people were killed in flood incidents across the country; 188 were injured, and 75 lost, while 278,380 people from 56,000 households fled the settlement.
The heavy rainfall interfered with the academic calendar as the government often postponed the school to be opened to protect students against floods or deaths.
Infrastructure at the school was severely damaged by flooding in the affected areas, thus doing unacceptable studies.
At that time, the government allocated KSh 4 billion to repair machinery and other infrastructure damaged by the rain.
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