tana river flooding Stories

State issues urgent evacuation order as Kiambere Dam overflows, flood fears rise in Lower Tana
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 17, 2025

Heavy and prolonged rains over the Mt Kenya and Aberdare catchment areas have caused the dam to exceed its full supply level, creating a high risk for...

Garissa, Tana River residents urged to evacuate as Masinga dam exceeds capacity
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 15, 2025

According to Energy Principal Secretary Alex Wachira, the dam’s water level has risen to 1,057.15 meters above sea level, well beyond its maximum capa...

Agony of more than 3,000 learners idling in IDP camps in Tana River
Issa Hussein  |  Jun 03, 2024

Some were helping parents fetch water, others playing, and some pensively sitting with their family members inside makeshift shelters at the overcrowd...

Fears over learners' safety ahead of schools reopening as River Tana breaches banks
Farhiya Hussein  |  May 12, 2024

Tana River County Commissioner David Koskei however notes that children from schools affected by the floods will be hosted by neighbouring schools, wh...

Fear grips locals as River Tana waters spill into homes in Galole
Farhiya Hussein  |  May 06, 2024

Gitonga's house is almost entirely submerged in water, forcing him to move his family to a tent as he contemplates where next to move.

Tana River, Isiolo leaders urge immediate action over flood crisis
Farhiya Hussein  |  Apr 30, 2024

Senator Danson Mungatana, Women Representative Amina Dika and Bura MP Yakub Adow, reiterated the need for immediate action from both the national and...

KeNHA closes another road in Tana River in anticipation of floods
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 09, 2024

Motorists plying Madogo-Hola (B89) Road should anticipate flooding at Dukanotu and Bilbil Bridge, KeNHA says.

Flood alert for Garissa, Tana River and Lamu as Seven Forks Dams near overflow
Yunis Dekow  |  Apr 08, 2024

The Seven Forks Dams are almost spilling over, government agency says, asking residents to move to higher and safer grounds.

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