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A relative is overcome by emotions as she pays tribute during the funeral service for the victims of a major flood and landslide that claimed dozens of lives near the Rift Valley town of Mai Mahiu on May 9, 2024. (Photo by SIMON MAINA/AFP via Getty Images)

Dams burst, bridges washed-away and lives lost in Kenya floods

The worst floods in 30 years took the country by surprise

Lydia Namubiru, The Continent