Roundup: Floods kill at least 61 people, displacing thousands in Kenya as climate risks rise

NAIROBI, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- At least 61 people were killed and thousands more displaced by massive flooding caused by El Nino rains across Kenya as the East African country suffers an increased intensity in climate risks.

The Kenya Red Cross Society puts the number of those displaced by raging floods at more than 80,000. The humanitarian agency further noted that more than eight people swept away by raging flood waters are missing and some 235 people have been injured.