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At least 45 people die in western Kenya as floodwaters sweep away houses and cars
KOAA5· 5 days agoFlash floods and a landslide swept through houses and cut off a major road in Kenya, killing at least 45 people and leaving dozens missing, the Interior Ministry said. Police initially blamed the flooding on a burst dam.
With shovels, rescuers search for rising number of Kenya flood victims
Reuters· 4 days agoRescuers were digging through mud with shovels on Tuesday to recover victims' bodies as the number...
Kenya searches for more than 90 missing after floods
Reuters· 5 days agoRescuers were searching on Tuesday for at least 91 people missing in heavy flooding across Kenya, the interior ministry said. At least 46 people were...
Kenya postpones reopening of schools as flood-related deaths near 100
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 6 days agoKenya has postponed the reopening of its schools by one week due to ongoing flooding caused by heavy...
At least 45 dead in flash floods, landslide in western Kenya
San Jose Mercury News· 5 days agoFlash floods and a landslide swept through houses and cut off a major road in Kenya, killing at...
Human Rights Watch accuses Kenyan government of inadequate response to flooding
San Francisco Chronicle· 3 days agoHuman Rights Watch accused Kenyan authorities on Thursday of not responding adequately to ongoing...
Kenyans in flood-prone areas are ordered to evacuate or will be moved by force as death toll rises
WSB Radio· 5 days agoNAIROBI, Kenya — (AP) — Rain-swollen water levels at two Kenyan hydroelectric dams are at “historic...
There’s been a major shift in demographics at the border. Here’s what’s behind the change.
NBC News via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoBefore the pandemic, roughly 9 in 10 migrants crossing the border illegally came from Mexico,...
Slavery by another name: New NC historical marker acknowledges post-Civil War convict laborers
WUNC Chapel Hill· 2 days agoThe sign is being erected beside the Tuckasegee River, where on Dec. 30, 1882, a boat carrying Black prisoners capsized. "The convicts fell into the freezing ...
At least 40 people die in western Kenya after a dam collapses following heavy rains
The Columbian· 6 days agoA dam collapsed in western Kenya early Monday, killing at least 40 people after a wall of water...