UN-SPIDER
SpaceAid - Available Space-based Information for:
Floods in Kenya (March 1 - ongoing) 

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Status Update: 21/05/2010

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Contacts:

UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER:
Focal Point: Juan Carlos Villagran
Email: spaceaid@unoosa.org

Contact Points in Kenya (Official)

Sanjay Rane
Information Management Officer
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Gigiri Complex, Block P132
Nairobi, Kenya
Email: rane@un.org
Office: +254 (0) 20 762 5192
Mobile: +254 (0) 710 602738

Stephen Kimiri
Emergency Operations Centre
Kenya Red Cross Society
P.O Box 40712-00100 GPO
Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: (254-020) 3950000
Direct: (254-020) 3950112
Office Mobile: (254) 738602502
Personal Mobile: (254) 718745339
Fax: (254-020) 603589                             
Office Email: kimiri.stephen@kenyaredcross.org
Personal Email: astrosteve01@yahoo.com
Skype: stephanx5
Website: http://www.kenyaredcross.org
 
 
Additional RS & GIS resources:
 

Tesfaye Korme (Ph.D.)
Director of RS, GIS and Mapping
Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development
www.rcmrd.org
Kasarani Road
P.O.Box 632-00618 Ruaraka
Nairobi, Kenya
 Tel:
Office Direct line: 254-20-8561672
Mobile: 254-734-245956
 

Coordinates of affected areas (AOI)

Geographical Coordinates (pdf file attached):
Area #1: Moyale
Top left
3• 36’03.38” N 
38• 57’14.43” E 

Elevation: 3792 ft

Bottom right
3• 18’11.57” N 
39• 17’55.52” E

Elevation: 2173ft

Area #2: Sololo
Top left
3• 38’50.52” N 
38• 36’03.99 E

Elevation: 2734 ft

Bottom right
3• 21’26.15 N 
38• 54’05.84 E

Area #3: Kamburu
Top left
0• 36’04.90” S
37• 51’07.40 E

Elevation: 2309ft
Bottom right
0• 41’54.86” S
37• 56’59.90” E

Elevation: 2646 ft

Area #4: Masinga
Top left
0• 51’54.16” S
37• 34’00.17” E

Elevation: 3479 ft
Bottom right
0• 54’03.34 S
37•36’00.42” E

Elevation: 3516 ft

Area #5: Garissa
Top left
0• 26’01.81” S
39• 37’15.40” E

Elevation: 461 ft
Bottom right
0• 28’31.24” S
39• 39’57.11” E

Elevation: 493 ft

Area #6: Bura, Hola
Top left
1• 27’36.25” S
40• 01’11.19” E

Elevation: 221 ft
Bottom right
1• 33’34.85” S
40• 03’35.00” E

Elevation: 174 ft

Area #7: Tana River
Top left
1• 30’05.82” S
40• 00’00.33” E

Elevation: 264 ft
Bottom right
2• 40’00.62” S
40• 15’00.81” E

Elevation: 15ft
 

International Charter Space and Major Disasters

International Charter:
Activation requested on 01/05/2010; Activated on 01/05/2010
Requested by: UNOOSA on behalf of UN OCHA, Nairobi 
Link: http://www.disasterscharter.org

Project Manager:
Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development
www.rcmrd.org
Kasarani Road
P.O.Box 632-00618 Ruaraka
Nairobi, Kenya

Space-based resources:

Other Space based Information:

Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development, Nairobi KENYA
Map: Attached below
 

GDACS Global Flood Detection System
Link: http://www.gdacs.org/flooddetection/searchareas.aspx?filter=Kenya

Situation Reports

Reliefweb
Link: http://www.reliefweb.int/ 

Other Links:

Kenya Broadcasting Corporation: "Kenyan met warns of extreme conditions"
Link: http://www.kbc.co.ke/story.asp?ID=63741

UN OCHA:
Link: http://ochaonline.un.org/
 
UN OCHA Kenya:
Link: http://ochaonline.un.org/Default.aspx?alias=ochaonline.un.org/Kenya
 
Kenya Red Cross:
Link: http://www.kenyaredcross.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=295&Itemid=117