{"id":1064,"date":"2026-10-28T12:24:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T12:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/?p=1064"},"modified":"2026-10-28T12:24:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T12:24:17","slug":"kenya-activates-disaster-teams-ahead-of-forecast-el-nino-rains-by-cyrus-munyao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/?p=1064","title":{"rendered":"Kenya Activates Disaster Teams Ahead of Forecast El Ni\u00f1o Rains by Cyrus Munyao"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photo: Courtesy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.openai.com\/static-rsc-4\/ffaBZdmb7DgYnh680GFLvr5me6HH-Sr6JLQulvIaUcUP7pLnOhQvil6_B9onEJUtSauYQ_hiAKPGDs0hq0jGPNyX6Z7g2-e-tIneR6OXHElq5yumZrI3LoKLWLf0CqS6TvwVP_D75GZ5cBcfTC7Ye0EHq0uTzqg7H5YeNuiE-g0?purpose=inline\" alt=\"Flooding wreaks havoc across East Africa\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong> Kenya Prepares for Potentially Severe Rains as Flood Risks Increase<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kenyan authorities are stepping up preparations for the October\u2013December rainy season amid warnings of a potentially strong El Ni\u00f1o event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a report published by&nbsp;<em>The Star<\/em>&nbsp;on 28 October, disaster-response teams have been urged to prepare in vulnerable areas, including Western Kenya, parts of the Rift Valley and low-lying floodplains such as the Tana Delta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials are encouraging county governments to clear drainage systems, improve emergency preparedness and communicate weather warnings to communities at risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heavy rainfall could threaten homes, roads, farms and public infrastructure. Flooding and landslides may also disrupt transport and access to essential services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo: Courtesy Kenya Prepares for Potentially Severe Rains as Flood Risks Increase Kenyan authorities are stepping up preparations for the October\u2013December rainy season amid warnings of a potentially strong El Ni\u00f1o event. According to a report published by&nbsp;The Star&nbsp;on 28 October, disaster-response teams have been urged to prepare in vulnerable areas, including Western Kenya, parts [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1064"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1064\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1065,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1064\/revisions\/1065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}