00:00Kenya is facing the aftermath of several weeks of terrestrial rains and severe floodings that have now killed at least
00:07108 people.
00:08The updated death toll was released on Saturday by the country's National Police Service.
00:13Flash floods that began on the evening of March 6 have caused widespread destruction across this East African nation,
00:20sweeping away dozens of vehicles, disrupting air traffic and damaging key power infrastructure.
00:25Authorities say more than 2,700 families have been displaced across the country.
00:31And although rainfall has eased in some areas, police are warning that the threat is far from over,
00:37as the drainage systems remain clogged and the soil is already saturated,
00:42leaving many communities still highly vulnerable to new flooding.
00:47Across the country, the floods have disrupted daily life, forcing the closure of schools,
00:51rendering roads impossible and interrupting business activity, particularly in low-lying and informal settlements.
01:00Kenya experiences seasonal flooding each year, but the scale and intensity of the current crisis
01:05have renewed concerns about disaster preparedness and the vulnerability of communities living near rivers and flood-prone areas.
01:15The critical areas of the world's so-called
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