{"id":58932,"date":"2026-05-03T16:52:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T20:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/kenyas-rainy-season-turns-deadly-again-with-18-killed-and-54000-households-hit-over-a-week\/03\/05\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T16:52:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T20:52:29","slug":"kenyas-rainy-season-turns-deadly-again-with-18-killed-and-54000-households-hit-over-a-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/kenyas-rainy-season-turns-deadly-again-with-18-killed-and-54000-households-hit-over-a-week\/03\/05\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya\u2019s rainy season turns deadly again, with 18 killed and 54,000 households hit over a week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) \u2014 Recent <a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/kenya-floods-nairobi-heavy-rains-d110ed756054d1ca6869aa3254b20d1f\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:flooding;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">flooding<\/a> during ongoing heavy rains in <a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/kenya\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Kenya;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kenya<\/a> left 18 people dead over the past week, police said Sunday, with most of the deaths attributed to drowning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">More than 54,000 households have been affected by the flooding countrywide, with 6,000 of those being in the capital, Nairobi, according to the Interior Ministry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dozens of schools and hospitals across the country have flooded, and 17 roads have been cut off.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-accent\/2 pb-5 md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_58sl3b3agninpfivb8lbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_58sl3b3agninpfivb8lbH1_ { display: none; 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