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Kenya searches for more than 90 missing after floods
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Rescuers were searching on Tuesday for at least 91 people missing in heavy flooding across Kenya, the interior ministry said. At least 46 people were killed on Monday morning in a mudslide and flash floods in Mai Mahiu town in central Kenya, the ministry said in a situation report, an increase of one on the previous death toll.
Government leaves ‘serious unanswered questions’ on heatwave resilience plans
The Government has left some “serious unanswered questions” over plans for national resilience to heatwaves, MPs have said.The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) said the Government’s response to its report on heat resilience and sustainable cooling “falls short” or is “lacking clarity” on certain points.In the paper published in January, the group of cross-bench MPs outlined how rising temperatures could affect the health of the British population as well as contribute to UK emissions due to increased energy use from air conditioning.The MPs warned that the UK’s housing stock is not designed to cope with excessive heat, with millions of homes...
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