Brace for heavy rains and flash floods
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The Kenya Meteorological Service Authority (KMSA) says heavy rainfall is expected in several parts of the country this month.
In its monthly forecast, KMSA says heavy rainfall is set to continue in the coastal and Northeastern region counties of Kwale, Mombasa, Kilifi, Lamu, Mandera and parts of Taita Taveta, Tana River, Garissa and Wajir Counties.
In the forecast KMSA Director Edward Muriuki is warning that, “the enhanced rainfall is likely to increase the probability of weather-related hazards such as flash floods, riverine flooding, landslides, and localized infrastructural damage,” he says in the forecast and adds, “Low-lying coastal zones, flood prone river basins, urban centres with poor drainage, and steep highland areas are particularly vulnerable.”
