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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| Kenya dam bursts: More than 40 killed in Kamuchiri village |
| 2024-04-29 |
| [BBC] About 50 people have died in Kenya in a deluge following heavy rains and flooding, a Red Cross official has said. People in villages near Mai Mahiu, about 60km (37 miles) from the capital, Nairobi, were swept away as they slept. Rescue efforts are continuing to pull people out of the mud, with fears that the death toll could rise. More than 100 people have been killed in floods that have devastated parts of Kenya in the last month. A wide brown scar of mud, uprooted trees and crushed houses slices through the area of Mai Mahiu. A roaring sound woke people up in the early hours of Monday as a tide of water crashed down from upriver. Residents spoke of a night of frantic efforts to pull people out of the raging flood and dig them out of the mud. |
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