Death toll from Kenyan floods rises to 62, police say

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FILE PHOTO: Aftermath of heavy rainfall at Grogan area, in Nairobi

March 14 (Reuters) - ‌A total of ​62 people including eight children have ⁠died since heavy rains and flooding hit Kenya's capital ​Nairobi and other areas late ‌last week, police said on Saturday.

The capital was the worst hit ⁠with 33 deaths, ⁠the force said in a statement on X that updated the official tally of ‌casualties.

More than 2,000 families have ⁠been displaced across ‌Kenya and intense ​rain was continuing in several regions, it added.

Aid workers ‌started pulling bodies from ​floodwaters across ⁠Nairobi last Saturday after ‌overnight flash ⁠floods swept away dozens of cars and disrupted flights at East ​Africa's biggest ‌airport.

A tally issued last Sunday ⁠put the ​death toll at 42.

(Reporting ​by Nqobile Dludla)

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