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.

2 NYSC RELEASED,AFTER BEING ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH A ROBBERY IN NIGER STATE.

                   Today friday,the Management of the National Youth Service Corps {NYSC} said in a statement in Abuja that it findings revealed that the accusation leveled against the trio was based only on circumstantial evidence.The attention of the management was drawn to a newspaper publications that reported that three corps members were held by police in Niger over alleged armed robbery.The newspaper had reported that the corps members were in police custody following allegations of robbing a shop owner in Suleja.According to the statement,two of the accused corps members have since been released while the process of securing the release of the third is on going.It said that the office of the Secretary to the Government and the Ministry of Youth Development had lent its support to the matter.The assured the public,particularly parents and guardians,that no corps member would be allowed to suffer unduly especially over cases of mistaken identity during the service year.''Management further wishes to allay the fears of all Corps members serving in Suleja regarding their safety.We have already intensified liaison with the Army,Police and other security agencies in the area as well as the Suleja Emirate Council who have all renewed their commitment to the protection of all Corps members in the area''.

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