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GLIDE Record
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Event:
FL Flood
Number:
2007-000139
Country:
KEN Kenya
Location:
Budalang'i, River Nzoia
Date (YMD):
2007-8-20
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Information Source:
Kenya RCS
Comments:
Flooding in Western Kenya has displaced 10,888 people following heavy rains. Four men and one woman, were washed away and died while crossing River Nzoia. In Budalang?i, 4,278 people (713 families) have been displaced due to the bursting of River Nzoia. This is attributed to heavy rainfall at Cherengani Hills in Kitale and Chaptagat Forest. There are no rains at all being experienced in Budalang?i. It is not clear how many people have been marooned as an assessment is yet to be conducted. Elsewhere, an estimated 4,000 people are marooned at a village in Bunyala South between River Yala and River Nzoia.
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