2024 Kenya–Tanzania floods

From 18 April to early May 2024, floods hit Kenya, affecting people in 33 of the 47 counties,[1] while also causing devastation in northern Tanzania.

During a positive phase the waters in the western Indian Ocean are much warmer than normal and this can bring heavier rain regardless of El Niño.

However, when both a positive IOD and an El Niño occur at the same time then the rains in East Africa can become extreme.

[12] In the morning hours of 29 April, a railway embankment failed near Mai Mahiu, with the resulting flood killing an additional 61 people[13] with another 84 missing.

People living in dangerous areas around the country will be moved to land provided by the National Youth Service.