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Kenya orders evacuation of all riverside dwellings amid deadly floods

Residents gather at the scene of a search and rescue after heavy flash floods wiped out several homes following heavy rains in Kamuchiri Village of Mai Mahiu, Nakuru County, Kenya April 30, 2024. REUTERS/John Muchucha
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Rael OmbuorThe Washington Post

NAIROBI - Kenya’s president ordered Tuesday the evacuation of all homes along the nation’s rivers after floods killed at least 169 people in the past month, with dozens still missing.

The announcement came a day after a torrent of water swept away scores of people near the town of Mai Mahiu, about 30 miles northwest of the capital, Nairobi. President…