Kenya: Kisumu Residents Flee Homes As Overnight Rains Trigger Widespread Flooding

Kenya: Kisumu Residents Flee Homes As Overnight Rains Trigger Widespread Flooding

Kisumu -- Heavy overnight rains have caused severe flooding across parts of Kisumu County, submerging homes, cutting off roads, and forcing families to flee as water levels continued to rise on Monday.

Kisumu Residents Flee Homes as Overnight Rains Trigger Widespread Flooding

KISUMU, Kenya May 11 – Heavy overnight rains have caused severe flooding across parts of Kisumu County, submerging homes, cutting off roads, and forcing families to flee as water levels continued to rise on Monday. The floods have hit Nyando, Kisumu East, Kisumu Central, and Nyakach sub-counties, leaving transport networks paralysed and disrupting learning after many pupils failed to report to school due to the persistent downpour. Residents in …