Kenya
Floods/Hurricane

Kenya floods: rapid needs assessment

The event

In 2024, after several years of extreme drought in Kenya, the country experienced heavy rains due to the El Niño phenomenon, resulting in extreme floods.

The response

Several days after the floods, the ERT arrived to support several organizations that were supporting local communities, collecting needs from the ground.

The outcome

With ERT’s digital aid, our partners conducted over 350 assessments, capturing data on over 95,000 affected community members in just the first few days.

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