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Flooding on the Nzoia River

Like many rivers across the world, the Nzoia River in western Kenya pushes over its banks annually. In November 2008, the river burst through the dykes to flood the low-lying land around it.


NASA image created by Jesse Allen, using data provided courtesy of the EO-1 Mission Office. Caption by Holli Riebeek.

Published November 22, 2008
Data acquired November 13, 2008

Source:
EO-1 > ALI