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Death and destruction as floods ravage the country

Graceland estate

Rescue teams evacuate residents from their home at the Flooded Graceland estate in Athi River on April 24, 2024, after heavy rainfall overnight.

Photo credit: Sila Kiplagat | Nation Media Group
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By  Nation Team

Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Azimio leader Raila Odinga wants the government to declare the current floods situation a national disaster.

  • In Kasarani, two people, including a boda boda rider, were swept away after River Majimazuri burst its banks.

  • The Kenya Red Cross also indicated that many parts of the city are severely affected by the adverse weather conditions.

Six people were swept away by raging floods after torrential rains pounded Kenya’s capital city on Tuesday night.

This even as President William Ruto on Wednesday directed the formation of a multi-agency response team to deal with raging floods in the country.

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