Kenya dam bursts: More than 40 killed in villages near Mai Mahiu town - BBC News

Heavy rain and flooding has caused a dam to burst, with fears that the death toll could rise.

1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsEast Africa floodsImage source, Kenya National Highways Authority Image caption, The government last week ordered the military to help with rescue operationsBy Ian Wafula in Mai Mahiu & Farouk Chothia in LondonBBC NewsMore than 40 people have died in Kenya after a dam burst following heavy rains and flooding, officials have said.

People in villages near Mai Mahiu, about 60km (37 miles) from the capital, Nairobi, were swept away as they slept.

"Forty two dead, it's a conservative estimate. There are still more in the mud," Nakuru County Governor Susan Kihika told AFP news agency.

More than 100 people have been killed in floods that have devastated parts of Kenya in the last month.

Rescue teams are digging through the mud in search of survivors in several villages, including Kamuchiri and Kianugu in Nakuru County.

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