Overall Green Flood
in Kenya

Event summary

Flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1103849
Death: 11
Displaced: 100
Countries: Kenya
From - To 22 Apr - 03 May

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Flood in Kenya - EC/ECHO daily mapThu, 30 Apr 2026 16:54

A new EC/ECHO daily map is now available
Kenya - Floods and landslides, update (ECHO 04 May 2026)Mon, 04 May 2026 09:40

  • Heavy rainfall has been affecting a number of counties of Kenya since 21 April, causing rivers to overflow (particularly the Tana river). The resulting floods and landslides have resulted in casualties and widespread damage. The affected counties and regions are Tana River, Mombasa, Kwale, Tharaka Nithi, Elgeyo-Marakwet, Kiambu, Eastern, Central, Coast, Nairobi and Rift Valley.
  • Media report, as of 4 May, 18 fatalities, of whom nine are in the Eastern region, three in the central region, and two each in Coast, Nairobi and Rift Valley regions. Media also reports several displaced families and damaged infrastructures across the affected areas.
  • Over the next 96 hours, more rainfall is still forecast over western, southern and coastal Kenya.
Elgeyo Marakwet County, Kenya, Early May 2026Local media reported flooding and mudslides in Elgeyo Marakwet County, Kenya, in early May 2026.Sun 3 May 2026Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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Latest media headlines

Deadly floods and landslides kill at least 18, hit 54,000 households a.. 5/4/2026 11:12:00 AM.

By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent. Torrential rains and devastating landslides have killed at least 18 people across multiple regions of Kenya over the past week, the National Police Service confirmed on Sunday. Most fat
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18 dead as floods and landslides hit multiple regions in Kenya 5/4/2026 9:31:00 AM.

At least 18 people have died in flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains in multiple parts of Kenya. The police stated on Sunday that landslides were reported in Tharaka Nithi, Elgeyo-Marakwet, and Kiambu counties in the country’s cent
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Deadly floods and landslides kill at least 18, hit 54,000 households a.. 5/4/2026 8:26:00 AM.

Torrential rains and devastating landslides have killed at least 18 people across multiple regions of Kenya over the past week, the National Police Service confirmed on Sunday. Most fatalities were attributed to drowning as the seasonal Mar
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18 dead as floods and landslides hit multiple regions in Kenya 5/4/2026 8:20:00 AM.

At least 18 people have died in flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains in multiple parts of Kenya. The police stated on Sunday that landslides were reported in Tharaka Nithi, Elgeyo-Marakwet, and Kiambu counties in the country’s cen
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), NASA (3), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1),