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Over 42 people dead after Kijabe dam burst its banks

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Members of the public join police officers in the search for survivors after a dam in Old Kijabe burst, sweeping away tens of people and houses in Mai Mahiu, Naivasha. [Antony Gitonga, Standard]

More than 40 people have been killed in Nakuru County after a dam burst its banks following weeks of torrential rains that also forced thousands from their homes.

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