Floods and landslides across Kenya have killed 179 people since March, with hundreds of thousands forced to leave their homes, the government said on Wednesday, as dozens more were killed in neighbouring Tanzania and Burundi. Torrential rain and floods have destroyed homes, roads, bridges and other infrastructure across the region. The death toll in Kenya exceeds that from flooding triggered by the El Nino weather phenomenon late last year.
The dam collapsed after a wall of water swept through houses and cut off a major road. Heavy rains have pounded the country since March.
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More than 40 people have died in Kenya after a dam burst following heavy rains and flooding, officials have said. Homes were swept away and roads were cut off after the dam burst in Kamuchiri village in western Kenya. “Forty-two dead, it’s a conservative estimate. There are still more in the mud,” Nakuru county governor …
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Floods and mudslides in Kenya have killed 169 people, and the toll is