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Kenya's city of Mombasa faces wrath of nature

By Philip Mwakio and Ngumbao Kithi

There has been a surge in sinking boreholes to tap water for commercial use in Mombasa owing to perennial water shortage. [Photo: Mohamed Maarufu /Standard]

Mombasa City, the gem of Africa’s Coastline and the dream travel destination of many tourists worldwide, is not just facing the threat of ‘drowning’ over rising sea level.

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