The toll, the highest in a single flood-related incident now brings to 162 the number of people who have died countrywide as a result of floods since heavy rains started in March.

At least 32 people have been confirmed dead and hundreds of families displaced after the walls of Patel Dam in Subukia, Nakuru County, broke down on Wednesday night.


Rongai police boss Japheth Kioko on Thursday said 32 bodies had been recovered, with search and rescue operation ongoing.
Tens of people, including children, are feared trapped in the black mud.

Rescue operation disaster management teams went into the small hours of Thursday.
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