Kenyans in flood-prone areas ordered to evacuate as death toll rises

People try to move a bus that was washed away in Kenya (Patrick Ngugi/AP)
People try to move a bus that was washed away in Kenya (Patrick Ngugi/AP)

Rain-swollen water levels at two Kenyan hydroelectric dams are at “historic highs” and people downstream should move away, officials have said.

Residents of flood-prone areas across the country have been ordered to evacuate or told they will be moved by force.

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