Floods kill at least 42 in central Kenya after dam bursts

Two accused teenagers to remain in custody for at least two more weeks | SaltWire #newsupdate #newsMAI MAHIU, Kenya -At least 42 people have been killed in floods in central Kenya's Mai Mahiu area after a dam burst early on Monday, and the number of deaths could rise, police said.

Earlier on Monday, the Kenya Red Cross said it had taken several people to a health facility in Mai Mahiu due to flash flooding.Excluding the Mai Mahiu incident, government figures show 103 people had been killed and more than 185,000 displaced as of Monday. Dozens more have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced by intense downpours in other East African countries, including Tanzania and Burundi.A road underpass at the international airport in the capital Nairobi was flooded, but flights were running as usual, the Kenya Airports Authority said on Sunday.

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