Nairobi, May 1 -- As the sun set in Maai Mahiu's Jerusalem and Kamuchiri villages on Tuesday, a mournful and subdued atmosphere covered the neighbourhoods following the deaths of 48 people in flash floods.

Family members were coming to terms with the devastating loss of relatives and property, beginning the arduous task of picking up the shattered pieces of their lives, one fragment at a time.

By Tuesday afternoon, the slowly receding flood waters revealed the painful truth of 48 people swept away and the damage caused by the unforgiving torrential currents.

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