Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Heavy rains

May 10, 2024

15,000 Kenyan kids won’t return to class as flood submerges, destroys 62 schools

Children’s psychosocial wellbeing has also been acutely affected by the loss of family, friends, play areas and familiar environments

SUBMERGED BUILDING IN KENYA
May 3, 2024

49 killed, 79 wounded by heavy rains in Rwanda

The disasters also destroyed infrastructure, including homes, bridges, school buildings, road networks, and hectares of plantations.

RWANDAN LANDSLIDES
April 25, 2024

Heavy rains, landslides kill dozens in Tanzania, Kenya 

Mr Majaliwa, who disclosed Thursday, added that 236 had also been injured in the flood. 

Heavy rainfall Kenya
November 9, 2022

Flooding: UNICEF says 27 million kids at risk, 840,000 Nigerian children displaced

UNICEF says overwhelming flooding has affected no fewer than 27.7 million children across 27 countries worldwide.

Flood
August 25, 2022

Over 900 people killed in Pakistan rains, floods

As many as 903 people were killed, nearly 1,300 injured, and thousands were left homeless.

Photo of people walking through flood used to illustrate this story
April 25, 2022

Heavy rains kill nearly dozen, destroy property in Rwanda

Some of the victims were reportedly killed by landslides while others died after their houses collapsed.

Heavy rainfall in Rwanda