In pictures: East Africa floods

1 of 7 Floods have hit hardest in western Kenya, south-east Ethiopia and some of Somalia

2 of 7 Some 60,000 have been evacuated in western Kenya

3 of 7 Whole villages have been submerged

4 of 7 The floods have led to fresh water supplies being contaminated

5 of 7 Nairobi is without running water

6 of 7 Livestock are vital for people's livelihood once the floods subside

7 of 7 Prayers for rain during the regional two year drought have been emphatically answered