Kenya floods death toll rises to 62, police say

A total ⁠of ⁠62 ⁠people including eight children have died since heavy rains and flooding hit Kenya’s capital ‌Nairobi and other areas late last week, police said on Saturday.

The capital was the worst hit with ⁠33 deaths, the force said in ‌a statement on X that updated the official ‌tally of casualties.

More than 2,000 ⁠families ⁠have been displaced across Kenya and ‌intense rain was continuing in several ‌regions, it ‌added.

Aid workers started pulling ‌bodies from floodwaters across Nairobi ⁠on March 7 after overnight flash ⁠floods swept away dozens of cars and disrupted flights ‌at East ‌Africa’s biggest airport.

A tally issued last Sunday put the death toll at 42.

Meanwhile, on Thursday, police in Ethiopia said the death toll from flooding in the Gamo area in the south had risen to at least 64, with scores more missing.