DEATH TOLL FROM KENYAN FLOODS RISES TO 62, POLICE SAY. (PHOTO).

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 Death toll from Kenyan floods rises to 62, police say A total of 62 people including eight ​children have died since heavy rains ‌and flooding hit Kenya's capital Nairobi and other areas ​late last week, police ​said, Reuters reported. The capital ⁠was the worst hit ​with 33 deaths, the force ​said in a statement on X that updated the official tally ​of casualties. More than ​2,000 families have been displaced across ‌Kenya ⁠and intense rain was continuing in several regions, it added. Aid workers started pulling ​bodies ​from floodwaters ⁠across Nairobi last Saturday after overnight ​flash floods swept away ​dozens ⁠of cars and disrupted flights at East Africa's ⁠biggest ​airport. A tally issued ​last Sunday put the death toll ​at 42.

EXPLOSIVES WERE SEIZED FROM 3 MOSQUES IN KENYA TODAY+109 SUSPECTS ARRESTED.

Hand grenades and other items are displayed by police after an early morning raid at a mosque in the coastal town of Mombasa November 17, 2014. REUTERS-Joseph Okanga           According to the Kenya police,said today wednesday that,they found explosives at three Mosques in Mombasa and arrested 109 people today on suspicion they were undergoing militant training,in the latest raids in port city.Robert Kithur,Mombasa County Police Commander said ''These operations have started and will go on untill all places of worship especially Mosques in Mombasa are set free from terrorist and criminal elements.We have been gathering intelligence for a long period,and it was time to act''.More photos below.                                                                                                                                                           Police display improvised petrol bombs at the Bamburi police station, which were found when they raided Masjid Swafaa mosque in the Kisauni area of the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa November 19, 2014. REUTERS-Joseph OkangaA policeman stands guard outside the Masjid Swafaa mosque after they conducted a raid in the Kisauni area of the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa November 19, 2014. REUTERS-Joseph Okanga

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