Deadly rains and flooding in Nairobi and other parts of Kenya have killed at least 42 people, nearly double the previous toll, the government said in a statement late Sunday.
Heavy rains Friday unleashed heavy and widespread flooding, causing some people to drown, washing away vehicles and disrupting traffic at the country's largest airport.
The previous death toll was 23.
Emergency workers from various agencies, including the military, were still conducting search and rescue operations across the country, Geoffrey Kiringa Ruku, minister for public service and human capital development, said in the statement.
"Search mission is still in progress by the multi-agency emergency response teams with the aim of ensuring that bodies of all the flood victims are found and retrieved," he said.
