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In Japan they ring bells to raise flood alarm

By John Oywa

When rivers dried up and soils cracked due to one of the most prolonged dry spells last year, many Kenyans sought divine intervention. Superstitious communities even turned to witch doctors to help induce the skies to yield raindrops.

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