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Big cats and scavenger mammals and birds may have eaten some of the bodies of human victims of recent post-election violence in Kenya, the counrty’s Red Cross says.
“There are also an unspecified number of uncollected bodies due to accessibility difficulties and it was feared the bodies may have been consumed by animals and birds of prey,” the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) said in a statement.
Aid workers fear that the Kenyan death toll could overshoot at least 600 after they confirm the number of bodies in the bush, mainly in the country’s Rift Valley province, which hosts more than 80 per cent of the 255,000 displaced.
The society said at least 1,300 people had been injured across the east African nation.
“The destruction and loss of property and crops worth millions of shillings have aggravated the situation since many people are affected and lack their means of livelihood,” the statement added.
“The affected communities cannot buy commodities after business premises were completely destroyed.
“Government peace building efforts are yielding fruit as calm slowly returns in the violence plagued areas.”
- AFP
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