The UN humanitarian agency says 80 people have been reported dead and hundreds of thousands displaced from their homes since March due to heavy rainfall in Kenya, the Associated Press (AP) reported.
Almost 244,400 people have been displaced, the majority of them in Tana River, Kilifi and Mandera counties, UN statement said.
Following a catastrophic drought last year that affected half of East African nation counties, floods from seasonal rains hit the region.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in a separate statement estimates that almost 100 people were killed by floods and landslides, while some 200,000 people have been displaced
The statements also warned that the floods could trigger or worsen outbreaks of diseases such as malaria and cholera, according to AP.
