Severe flooding kills 62 in Kenya, as heavy rains continue
Eleven people were rescued overnight after a minibus taxi got stuck in rising floodwaters in Nairobi.
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"I saw the warning and didn't want to take any risks."
— Deenesh Patel , Other
"There was about 2m (6.5ft) of water outside his block of flats on Saturday night, although this had now subsided."
— Kareem Hassan Ali , Executive
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Eleven people were rescued overnight after a minibus taxi got stuck in rising floodwaters in Nairobi.
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