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At least 48 killed after dam burst its banks

A police officer carrying a boy from an area swept away by raging waters of Kijabe Dam at Maai Mahiu in Nakuru county on April 29, 2024. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

It's now emerging that hours before the Dark Tunnel Valley dam burst its banks, killing close to 50 people, area residents had raised concerns over rising water levels.

As fate would have it, water spilled from the dam sweeping away tens of people, homes, livestock and vegetation in what is turning out be the worst natural calamity in the recent past.

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