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Five more dead, 30 homes marooned as flash floods wreak havoc

Police officers guard a lorry belonging Despen Company of Uganda. It was swept away by flood waters in Turkana County after Kospin River burst its banks. [Beverlyne Musili, Standard]

The weatherman has warned of increased rainfall across the country, as floods claimed five more lives in Isiolo County and over 30 homes buried by landslides in Kilungu, Makueni County.

The Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) warns heavy rains and thunderstorms are expected in the lake region and the highlands around the Rift Valley.

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