Kenya floods death toll rises to 62, police say

Heavy rains and flooding in Kenya have caused at least 62 deaths, including eight children, since late last week. Nairobi, the capital, has been the hardest hit with 33 fatalities.

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Kenya floods death toll rises to 62, police say

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Heavy rains and flooding in Kenya have caused at least 62 deaths, including eight children, since late last week. Nairobi, the capital, has been the hardest hit with 33 fatalities. Over 2,000 families have been displaced throughout the country, and intense rain continues in several regions. Aid workers began recovering bodies from floodwaters in Nairobi on March 7 after flash floods swept away cars and disrupted airport operations. The death toll has risen from a previous tally of 42 issued last Sunday. Separately, flooding in the Gamo area of southern Ethiopia has resulted in at least 64 deaths, with many more people missing.

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The death toll from flooding in the Gamo area in Ethiopia had risen to at least 64.

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Aid workers started pulling bodies from floodwaters across Nairobi on March 7.

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More than 2,000 families have been displaced across Kenya.

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The capital Nairobi was the worst hit with 33 deaths.

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62 people including eight children have died since heavy rains and flooding hit Kenya.

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A total ⁠of ⁠62 ⁠people including eight children have died since heavy rains and flooding hit Kenya’s capital ‌Nairobi and other areas late last week, Police said on Saturday.The capital was the worst hit with ⁠33 deaths, the force said in ‌a statement on X that updated the official ‌tally of casualties.More than 2,000 ⁠families ⁠have been displaced across Kenya and ‌intense rain was continuing in several ‌regions, it ‌added.Aid workers started pulling ‌bodies from floodwaters across Nairobi ⁠on March 7 after overnight flash ⁠floods swept away dozens of cars and disrupted flights ‌at East ‌Africa’s biggest airport.A tally issued last Sunday put the death toll at 42.Meanwhile, on Thursday, Police in Ethiopia said the death toll from flooding in the Gamo area in the south had risen to at least 64, with scores more missing.

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