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Climate crisis disrupted schooling for two million students in 2024

Janet Bosibori (center), a Form Four student at Mogoon Secondary School in Nakuru, reviews damaged books with other children after their house was flooded during a heavy downpour in Kaptembwo, Nakuru County, on September 4, 2024. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

At least 2 million students across the country had their schooling interrupted by extreme climate in 2024.

The results of the analysis done by the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) showed that the children were among 242 million learners globally who missed school in 85 countries following heavy rain that caused floods, cyclones and heat waves.

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