Another season of death, loss to floods in East African cities

Residents of Kajumbi Zone in Lubaga Division, Kampala, wade through flooded roads on their way to work  after a downpour on March 26, 2025. 

Photo credit: Michael Kakumirizi | Nation Media Group

At least 40 people have died of flood-related causes in East African capitals Nairobi, Kinshasa, Kigali and Kampala since the beginning of the month, with 2,165 displaced in Tanzania.

In Rwanda, the government has relocated 728 households as the region battles the latest round of tragedy wrought by torrential rains in the region.