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Kenya:Flood:2003/05/05

Duration	2003/05/05	Floods have killed at least 28 people in Kenya in the last two weeks and forced thousands to flee their submerged homes.
Country or District	Kenya
Name	Flood

Headline(Source, Date)
Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others
OCHA Situation Report No.3 2003/05/16
Dead: 55 people
OCHA Situation Report No.2 2003/05/09
Dead: 40 people Affected: 53,000 people Displaced: 34,200 people

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Report/Articles OCHA Situation Report No.3 2003/05/16 Media reported that 55 persons lost their lives in Kenya. OCHA Situation Report No.2 2003/05/09 It is estimated that the floods have resulted in 40 deaths in Kenya. BBC news 2003/05/08 40 people have died in Kenya. Reuters Alertnet 2003/05/08 Floods kill 40, crocodiles attack in East Africa, and crocodiles killed an additional four people in floods in southern Ethiopia OCHA Situation Report No.1 2003/05/07 This report summarises preliminary information received from the UN OCHA Offices for Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia. Yahoo asia News 2003/05/06 Kenya Flooding Kills At Least 30 People CNN News 2003/05/05 Dozens die in Kenya floods

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Pictures BBC news 2003/05/08 In pictures: East Africa floods