The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in Kenya’s capital Nairobi and ‌elsewhere has almost doubled to 42, the government says. Heavy rain on Friday unleashed widespread flooding that led to drownings, washed away vehicles and disrupted traffic at the country’s largest airport. The death toll was previously 23. Emergency workers from various agencies including the military were ‌still conducting search ‌and ⁠rescue operations across the country, Geoffrey Kiringa Ruku, ​minister for public service and human capital development said in a statement on Sunday.

Full report : Kenya says death toll from floods almost doubles to 42.