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Floods displace thousands in Siaya, after River Nzoia burst its banks

River Nzoia at Mumias along Mumias -Bungoma road. [Benjamin Sakwa/Standard]

More than 5,000 families in Siaya County have been displaced by floods after River Nzoia burst its banks.

Alego Usonga Deputy County Commissioner Joseph Sawe said some of the affected families were being sheltered by well-wishers in neighbouring villages where the situation was not as bad.

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