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Kenya:Flood:2002/05/27

Duration	2002/05/27	Floods in eastern Kenya have driven thousands of people from their homes, but many remain camped out on dry patches of land in their villages and are refusing to leave for fear of losing their land.
Country or District	Kenya
Name	Flood

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Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others
BBC news 2002/05/24
Evacuated: at least 30,000 people

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Report/Articles BBC news 2002/05/24 At least 30,000 people have abandoned their homes in Kenya after the River Tana burst its banks. yahoo!news 2002/05/27 Flooding drives thousands from homes in eastern Kenya

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