Kenya is racing against the clock to avert a major humanitarian disaster as strong El Niño conditions threaten to unleash heavier-than-usual downpours during the October–December short-rains season.
With the Kenya Meteorological Service Authority forecasting severe weather, government agencies have placed an estimated 1.5 million people in the high-risk zone. Officials are urgently advising communities in low-lying, flood-prone areas to move to higher ground immediately.
Simultaneously, emergency crews have been deployed across Nairobi and other major cities to aggressively clear clogged drainage systems, as authorities scramble to bolster urban infrastructure before the worst of the rains arrive.
Watch this video by Associated Press.
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