At least 70 people killed by flooding in Kenya as more rain is expected through the weekend

Japan Today— Flooding and heavy rains in Kenya have killed at least 70 people since mid-March, a government spokesperson said Friday, twice as many as were reported earlier this week. The East African country has seen weeks of heavy rains and severe flooding in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, as well as in the

Afro—At least 70 people killed by flooding in Kenya; more rain expected. Flooding and heavy rains in Kenya have killed at least 70 people since mid-March, with more rain expected until June. Thousands of houses flooded, schools flooded, roads damaged.

CNN—At least 29 people killed as heavy rain and flooding lashes Brazil. At least 29 people have been killed and a further 60 are missing as heavy rain and flooding hit the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul this week. The local government has declared a state of calamity in areas where more than 67,000 people in nearly 150 municipalities are impacted. Almost 10,000 have been displaced and more than 4,500 are in temporary shelters, the civil defense said. Authorities are closely monitoring dams that are not designed to handle such a high volume of water but said...

WDTN—Floods in southern Brazil kill at least 75 people over 7 days, with 103 people missing. RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Massive floods in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state have killed at least 75 people over the last seven days, and another 103 were reported missing, local authorities said Sunday. At least 155 people were injured, while damage from the rains forced more than 88,000 people from their homes. []