Kenya articles
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45 dead as fallout from Kenya flash floods continues
Flash floods and a landslide swept through houses and cut off a major road in Kenya, killing at least 45 people and leaving dozens missing on Monday, the Interior Ministry said. Police official Stephen Kirui initially told The Associated Press that the Old Kijabe Dam, located in the Mai Mahiu area of the Great Rift Valley region that is prone to flash floods, had collapsed, carrying with it mud, rocks and uprooted trees. But in a statement late Monday the Nakuru County said that the water mass...
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Boat capsizes in Kenya after flooding caused by heavy rain
Rescue workers recovered bodies after a boat capsized in Kenya's northern Garissa county on Sunday night. Heavy rain in Kenya has caused flooding that has killed nearly 100 people and postponed the opening of schools.
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Kenya floods: dozens of people missing after boat capsizes
The death toll from floods in Kenya continued to rise after a boat capsized on Sunday carrying dozens of people. The search and rescue operation, which took place after the Tana River burst its banks, was suspended overnight. It was expected to be resumed in daylight on Monday. (AP video shot by Andrew Kasuku)