India, April 24 -- Prolonged, large-scale crop loss, especially in key places considered as breadbaskets like central and western Kenya and Rift Valley regions, is likely to result in food security challenges

The death toll from the ongoing floods in Kenya has hit 38, with over 110,000 people displaced by the morning of April 24, 2024, according to government officials and the Kenya Red Cross. Property, including farmlands and road networks worth millions of shillings, have been destroyed.

March marked the beginning of the long rainy season (March to May), which has been characterised by deadly and destructive flash floods in April. The floods have resulted in the bursting of rivers, damage to key infrastructure like hospitals, loss of ...