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Power blackout hits Kisumu after storm

A billboard located at the busy Jomo Kenyatta Highway in Kisumu County that was uprooted following the heavy downpour and strong winds witnessed in the region on December 17, 2019. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

Kisumu Town and its environs suffered massive power outage that lasted more than 16 hours after a storm felled electricity poles, ripped off billboards and uprooted trees.

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