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Marooned village near Ahero after River Nyando burst its banks. [Michael Mute, Standard]
Survivors recall the chilling events of Monday, April 29, when an almighty gush of water came crashing into a Maai Mahiu village, flattening houses and killing people and livestock.
The first images that reached the media were of a dead cow in a pile of debris, and a car tucked in a labyrinth of tree branches nearby. All around, panicked locals rummage through whatever they can move.
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