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KENYA: Floods, landslides kill 200 people, displace 100,000 after heavy rains

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KENYA: Floods, landslides kill 200 people, displace 100,000 after heavy rains

Rescue operatives in Chemoe on the border of Baringo North and Tiaty sub-counties in Kenya are having a tough time rescuing survivors after floods and landslides killed nearly 200 people.

The rescue operation is even getting harder with operatives searching for another 100,000 people who have been displaced since heavy rains began last month across much of the country.

A statement from the presidency said thousands of hectares of crops had been swept away.

The Kenyan government says the floods will complicate efforts to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, which has killed 26 people.

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This came after rescue operatives in Kenya last Friday found the lifeless bodies of five of 12 police officers attached to the Anti-Stock Theft Unit who were swept away by raging flash floods Thursday night.

Reports say the victims were among 12 officers travelling in a vehicle in the town of Chamoe, in Baringo County, when they were swept away by flash floods in eastern Kenya.

Five policemen survived the ordeal and were taken to Kabarnet hospital for treatment while two others are still missing.

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