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When the ground opened: horizontal landslides empty Kenyan villages

The heavy rain that pounded Kenya earlier this year brought more than just flooding to the village of Gitugu: it has torn apart the very ground beneath people’s homes and fields, making the village unliveable.

Mary Muthoni, who was forced to abandon her home, said she had seen nothing like it in her 65 years.

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