Floods: tips to remember
![Kenya-MET has warned that Nairobi, Central Kenya and Coastal counties will experience heavy rainfall beginning Wednesday, October 16, at 6am. [PHOTO | FILE]](https://k24.digital/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/FLOODS.jpg)
Fifteen centimetres, six inches, of fast-flowing water can knock over an adult while about 600 centimetres (two feet) of water can move a car.
Why the floods in East Africa are so bad
![Kenya-MET has warned that areas in South Rift, Nyanza and Central Rift will experience heavy rainfall of at least 30mm in the next 24 hours. [PHOTO | COURTESY]](https://k24.digital/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/FLOODS.jpg)
Homes have been demolished, crops destroyed and roads swept away, hampering relief efforts in far-flung areas.