As the UN emergency aid organization OCHA reported on Friday, more than 40,000 people had to flee their villages and settlements. Farmland was also destroyed by the floods. The Kenya Red Cross reported that 35 camps have been set up so far for people made homeless by the floods.
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In addition to the greater Nairobi area, the area around Lake Victoria in the west of the country, the area of the Great Rift Valley and regions in northeastern Kenya are particularly affected. The annual rainy season, which lasts until around the end of May in the East African country, is also influenced this year by the El Nino weather phenomenon. The Kenya Meteorological Service has also predicted heavy rains for the coming days.
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