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Rescuers recover two bodies in Tana River boat tragedy

Stranded passengers coming to Mombasa from Lamu board speed boats around Gamba in Tana River County after a section of the Garsen-Lamu highway road was cut off by floods. [Maarufu Mohamed, Standard]

Two bodies have so far been recovered as search intensifies for missing people after a boat capsized in River Tana at Kona Punda in Tana River county.

Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) Garissa county coordinator Daud Ahmed Shale said two bodies of women were recovered on Monday morning and identified by their family members.

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