Police in Kenya say almost ninety people have been killed by floods over the past twenty-four hours in the Eastern and North Eastern provinces.

They say one entire village was washed away leaving only four survivors, and hundreds of families have lost homes in the town of Garissa on the river Tana, which can be reached only by helicopter.

Elsewhere, the main road between Nairobi and the port of Mombasa remains closed following the collapse of a bridge.

Torrential rains have also affected the self-proclaimed republic of Somaliland, where the local radio has issued appeals for international emergency aid.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service
 

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