Kenya: Thousands of hectares of farmland destroyed by floods

Extensive flooding has destroyed an area larger than New York City, displacing more than 260,000 people, many of whom depended on the land for survival.

Wednesday, May 09, 2018

Quartz

Kenya's floods have destroyed at least 8,000 hectares of farming land, that is an area larger than New York City, and displaced more than 260,000 people.

There appears to be no end in sight to the humanitarian crisis as the rains continue.

​​​​Extensive flooding has destroyed an area larger than New York City, displacing more than 260,000 people, many of whom depended on the land for survival.

Extensive flooding has destroyed an area larger than New York City, displacing more than 260,000 people, many of whom depended on the land for survival.