{"id":138657,"date":"2026-04-23T09:03:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T09:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/108-households-affected-as-floods-hit-mombasa-and-kwale-rider-missing\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T09:03:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T09:03:13","slug":"108-households-affected-as-floods-hit-mombasa-and-kwale-rider-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/108-households-affected-as-floods-hit-mombasa-and-kwale-rider-missing\/","title":{"rendered":"108 households affected as floods hit Mombasa and Kwale, rider missing"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 23 \u2013 At least 103 households have been affected by heavy rains and strong winds in Mombasa County, while search efforts are ongoing for a boda boda rider swept away by floodwaters near Shimba Hills in neighbouring Kwale County, the Kenya Red Cross Society said Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a situation update, the humanitarian agency reported widespread disruption across parts of the Coast region following intense rainfall that triggered flash floods and damaged homes.<\/p>\n

In Mombasa County, nine households were displaced across Jomvu, Kisauni, Changamwe, and Likoni sub-counties.<\/p>\n

Homes in Freretown were damaged, with roofs blown off by strong winds, while low-lying areas experienced flooding. Flash floods were also reported in Nyali, further compounding access challenges.<\/p>\n

Critical health services were disrupted after floodwaters rendered both Jomvu Model Hospital and Tudor Sub-County Health Facility inaccessible.<\/p>\n

In Kwale County, five households were affected in Lungalunga and Vanga areas.<\/p>\n

Authorities are continuing the search for a boda boda rider who was swept away while attempting to cross a flooded bridge near Shimba Hills, a coastal forest reserve known for its rugged terrain and seasonal rivers.<\/p>\n

The Kenya Red Cross said assessments are ongoing, with response teams on the ground supporting affected communities as rains persist across the region.<\/p>\n

\u201cAssessments and response efforts are ongoing,\u201d the agency said.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 23 \u2013 At least 103 households have been affected by heavy rains and strong winds in Mombasa County, while search efforts are ongoing for a boda boda rider swept away by floodwaters near Shimba Hills in neighbouring Kwale County, the Kenya Red Cross Society said Thursday. In a situation update, the humanitarian […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-138657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138657"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138657\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}