Floods, Landslides Kill at Least 132 in Kenya

  • More than half of country affected, government spokesman says
  • Heavy rainfall expected to continue through December
Families are evacuated after their houses were flooded in Kisumu, Kenya on Dec. 3.Photographer: Casmir Oduor/AFP via Getty Images
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At least 132 people have been killed in floods and landslides caused by unusually heavy rainfall in Kenya.

Around 17,000 were displaced and 11,000 livestock swept away by strong waters, government’s spokesman Cyrus Oguna said. More than half of the country has been affected, according to Oguna.