Скачать или смотреть Dozens of people die in western Kenya as floodwaters sweep away houses and cars

(29 Apr 2024)
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To clarify that a police official initially told AP that a dam had collapsed but in a statement late Monday the Nakuru County said that the water mass that caused the flash floods was a clogged railway tunnel.

Please note updates story slug from KENYA DAM BURST to KENYA FLOODS. Also updates shotlist and storyline.

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Kamuchiri Village Mai Mahiu, Kenya - 29 April 2024
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1. Various drone footage of people gathering on the main road after flash floods in Kamuchiri village
STORYLINE:
Flash floods and a landslide swept through houses and cut off a major road in Kenya, killing at least 45 people and leaving dozens missing on Monday, the Interior Ministry said.

Police official Stephen Kirui initially told The Associated Press that the Old Kijabe Dam, located in the Mai Mahiu area of the Great Rift Valley region that is prone to flash floods, had collapsed, carrying with it mud, rocks and uprooted trees.

But in a statement late Monday the Nakuru County said that the water mass that caused the flash floods was a clogged railway tunnel.


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