15JanKenya 15 - 18 January 1998. Stranded travelers were without food or water for 48 hours. Flooding also disrupted road links to Uganda, Rwanda and parts of the Congo.
Rail links remain.
Northeastern Kenya remains isolated, except by air, leading to losses in the tea crop. Mombasa wildlife tours have been drastically reduced, suggesting a sharp drop in this important sector of the economy. Rains are expected to resume next week. Mombasa is facing a food shortage because of disrupted road service. Nairobi, already facing a cholera outbreak, now must contend with lack of drinking water and burst sewage pipes.