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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Kenya’s rainy season turns deadly again, with 18 killed and 54,000 households hit over a week

Kenya Floods - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Recent flooding during ongoing heavy rains in Kenya left 18 people dead over the past week, police said Sunday, with most of the deaths attributed to drowning.

More than 54,000 households have been affected by the flooding countrywide, with 6,000 of those being in the capital, Nairobi, according to the Interior Ministry.

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