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Mombasa in flood chaos as heavy rains lash coast

A bulldozer breaks a wall at Kiembeni in Mombasa. The wall has stopped floods from flowing causing damage to properties. It is demolished by Mombasa Municipal council. (PHOTO OMONDI ONYANGO/STANDARD)

Parts of Mombasa have been rendered inaccessible in the aftermath of unusually heavy rains witnessed in the coastal belt over the weekend.

Although the Mombasa County government and the provincial and administration officials are yet to carry out a comprehensive assessment of the destruction caused by the floods, at least one person was killed, several injured and scores rendered homeless by the rains.

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