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At least 40 die in western Kenya after dam collapses
Kenya flooding

A DAM collapsed in western Kenya early today, killing at least 40 people after a wall of water swept through houses and cut off a major road, police said.

The Old Kijabe Dam, located in the Mai Mahiu area of the Great Rift Valley region that is prone to flash floods, collapsed and water spilt downstream, carrying with it mud, rocks and uprooted trees, according to police official Stephen Kirui.

Vehicles were entangled in the debris on one of Kenya’s busiest highways and paramedics treated the injured as waters submerged large areas.

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