Kenya floods: Toll rises to 181; homes and roads destroyed
Thursday, 2 May 2024 () Floods and landslides in Kenya have killed 181 people since March, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee their homes. In the central Kenyan town of Mai Mahiu, where at least 48 died in flash floods on Monday, two bodies were recovered from the debris on Wednesday, Kenya Red Cross South Rift Regional Manager Felix Maiyo said.
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Kenya said that the death toll from weeks of devastating rains and floods had risen above 220 and warned that there was no sign of a let-up in the crisis.
Thursday, 2 May 2024 ()
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