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Coast floods death toll rises to 20 as leaders hit out at Gachagua

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Bamburi residents walk through flood waters as El Nino rains wreak havoc across the country. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

The death toll from floods wreaking havoc in Coast has risen to 20 after six more people died in Kilifi county.

On Wednesday, Kilifi Governor Gideon Mung'aro said a total of nine people have died in the county, up from the three announced earlier. The deceased include six adults and two children in Malindi, Magarini, and Kilifi South.

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