Kenya flood death toll rises as more torrential rain forecast
by Agence France-Presse in Nairobi from on (#6MD2H)
Total deaths reach 76 and more than 130,000 displaced as weeks of flooding also affects east African neighbours
Seventy-six people in Kenya have died because of flooding triggered by torrential downpours since March, the government has said, warning residents to brace for even heavier rainfall".
Kenya and its east African neighbours have been battered by stronger than usual rain in recent weeks, compounded by the El Nino weather system.
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