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Alarm raised as Water levels in Rift Valley lakes rise, submerging tourism facilities

By Caroline Chebet | 7yrs ago

Some of the buildings that have been submerged by the rising water at Lake Nakuru National park on September 6,2018. [Photo:Caroline Chebet/Standard]

The five lakes in the Rift Valley have swollen to the highest records in recent years, according to a conservationist.

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