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Kenya searches for missing people amid deadly floods

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Rescuers are searching for many people missing amid devastating flooding across Kenya. The Ministry of Interior and National Administration said on Tuesday that a search operation had been launched following the bursting of a dam in Mai Mahiu in the centre of the country the previous day. Hundreds of people are reported to have died as heavy rains have lashed East Africa in recent weeks. At least 46 people were reported killed on Monday morning after the bursting of the dam led to mudslides and flash floods in Mai Mahiu, the ministry said in a situation report. Survivors described an onslaught of water that carried away houses, cars and railway […]

Kenya dam collapse: At least 169 killed following devastating floods

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The Kenyan government says the death toll from a month of flooding has reached at least 169 people. Thousands of people are displaced and many others missing. In the east, a ravine collapsed into the Tana River, causing it to burst its banks. Rescuers are searching for several people after a boat capsized, trying to cross a dam near the town of Garissa. Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb reports from Masinga Dam and Catherine Soi reports from Mai Mahiu in Kenya. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile […]

Kenya dam collapse: Dozens killed in town north of Nairobi

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At least 40 people have been killed after a dam burst its banks in a town north of the Kenyan capital Nairobi. Water from the Old Kajiabo Dam washed away houses and cut off a major road. Search and rescue efforts are underway. Floods caused by unusually heavy rains have killed dozens of people across East Africa since March. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi is at the dam that burst in Nakuru county and Malcolm Webb is east of the capital at another dam at risk of overflowing. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram […]