2 children die in rain-induced landslide in Kenya; death toll from flooding rises to 41
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Kenya's Red Cross says two children buried in a landslide overnight have died, as the country's death toll from heavy flooding rose to 41.
The Red Cross said Wednesday that the landslide in Narok County happened after a heavy downpour that destroyed houses and farms. The two children were buried alive while sleeping.
A search and rescue mission to find the children was hampered by impassable roads. The bodies were recovered in the afternoon.
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Kenya's annual long rains have brought heavy flooding around the country, displacing thousands of people. The Red Cross says 41 people have died from floods in recent days.