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Kenya:Flood:2002/04

Duration	2002/04	At least 40 people have died in different parts of the country since heavy rainfall started late last month.
Country or District	Kenya
Name	Flood

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Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others
OCHA Situation Report 2002/05/14
Dead: at least 40 people		More than 2,000 residents of Budalangi area have been made homeless.

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Report/Articles BBC news 2002/05/24 Thousands of Kenyan homes flooded yahoo!news 2002/05/17 Landslides kill 20 people, displace thousands in Uganda.Landslides, as well as flooding, have created havoc throughout the East African nation, causing thousands of people to flee their homes. BBC news 2002/05/09 Flooding sweeps East Africa BBC news 2002/05/09 Devastating floods hit Kenya OCHA Situation Report 2002/05/14 More than 2,000 residents of Budalangi area have for the past week been made homeless by floods after a dyke on the Nzoia River burst.

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