In photos: Flash floods kill dozens in Kenya
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Devastating floods during Kenya’s rainy season, aggravated by climate change, have killed at least 38 people and displaced thousands as rivers burst their banks and inundated low-income neighborhoods.
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April 29 | Mai Mahiu, Kenya
Transit trucks drive along the Mai Mahiu-Naivasha highway after heavy flash floods wiped out several homes when a dam burst, following heavy rains in Kamuchiri village of Mai Mahiu, Nakuru County.
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April 29 | Mai Mahiu, Kenya
Local residents look at the damages after Old Kijabe Dam burst its banks and caused flash floods through several villages in Mai Mahiu, in the Rift Valley region of Naivasha.
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April 29 | Mai Mahiu, Kenya
Young men inspect a destroyed car carried by waters in an area heavily affected by torrential rains and flash floods.
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April 29 | Mai Mahiu, Kenya
People try to clear a bus that was washed away after a dam burst in Kamuchiri Village.
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Patrick Ngugi/AP
April 29 | Mai Mahiu, Kenya
Paramedics carry an injured woman after a dam burst, in Kamuchiri Village.
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April 29 | Mai Mahiu, Kenya
Survivors rest upon receiving treatment at the Naivasha Sub-county Hospital for injuries they suffered, after heavy flash floods wiped out several homes when a dam burst following heavy rains in Kamuchiri Village.
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April 29 | Mai Mahiu, Kenya
Benjamin Ndungu Kamau, 37, a survivor rests upon receiving treatment at the Naivasha Sub-county Hospital for injuries he suffered, after heavy flash floods wiped out several homes.
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Thomas Mukoya/Reuters
April 29 | Mai Mahiu, Kenya
A man stands assessing the damage inside his house in an area heavily affected by torrential rains and flash floods in the village of Kamuchiri.
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April 29 | Mai Mahiu, Kenya
A woman carries a baby as she makes her way in an area affected after Old Kijabe Dam burst its banks and caused flash floods through several villages.
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April 28 | North Eastern Kenya
A man swims from a submerged church compound, after the River Tana broke its banks following heavy rains at Mororo, border of Tana River and Garissa counties.
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April 28 | North Eastern Kenya
Children flee floodwaters that wreaked havoc at Mororo, border of Tana River and Garissa counties.
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April 27 | Nairobi, Kenya
People react as they gather around the body of a man (not pictured) which was discovered as the flooded Gitathuru River receded three days after heavy rainfall broke its banks damaging the surrounding neighborhoods.
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April 25 | Nairobi, Kenya
People gather at an area flooded by the Gitathuru river water.
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April 25 | Nairobi, Kenya
Locals salvage items of their households at an area flooded by the Gitathuru river water.
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April 25 | Nairobi, Kenya
Boys carry some of their belongings after visiting their house that were destroyed by floods following torrential rains at the Mathare informal settlement.
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April 25 | Nairobi, Kenya
People look for their belonging after their houses were destroyed.
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April 25 | Nairobi, Kenya
People inspect damaged houses at an area flooded by the Gitathuru river water, in the Mathare slums.
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April 25 | Nairobi, Kenya
A displaced person taking shelter at a local school stands with mud-soaked footwear.
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April 25 | Nairobi, Kenya
Displaced children eat a meal prepared by volunteers for the displaced families.
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April 25 | Nairobi, Kenya
Displaced people taking shelter at a local school wash their mud-soaked clothes.
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April 25 | Nairobi, Kenya
A man carries some belongings while walking on muddy waters in an area heavily affected by floods following torrential rains at the Mathare informal settlement.
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April 25 | Nairobi, Kenya
A man sits after assessing the damage to his house that was heavily affected by floods.
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April 25 | Nairobi, Kenya
A man inspect the damage to his destroyed house that was heavily affected by floods.
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Photo editing and production by Troy Witcher; Text by Rael Ombuor