- Type:
- Flood
- Date:
- October 23, 2006 CE – 2007 CE
- Location:
- Kenya, Somalia
- Deaths:
- 150
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- DFO_FLOOD
- DFO_FLOOD
Other flood records of 2006 CE
- Philippines, China · 629 deaths
- Republic of Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea · 575 deaths
- Philippines, Viet Nam · 526 deaths
- India, Pakistan · 457 deaths
- China · 441 deaths
- Ethiopia · 364 deaths
Source: Dartmouth Flood Observatory (2025): Global Flood Records v0.9.0, doi:10.5281/zenodo.19288171 · License: CC0 1.0 · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did Flood: Kenya,Somalia (2006-10-23) (2006 CE) happen?
- October 23, 2006 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from Dartmouth Flood Observatory (2025): Global Flood Records v0.9.0, doi:10.5281/zenodo.19288171; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 150. Historical death tolls vary by source.