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China tourist survives killer Kenya floods by clinging to tree in her underwear overnight
- Woman rips her way out of ravaged tent carrying two phones in mouth, spends night up tree, watches videos of her pet dog to keep spirits up
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A tourist from China has told how she managed to escape a deadly flood in Kenya by spending 12 hours up a tree, losing all her luggage before emerging from the raging water wearing just a T-shirt and underwear.
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The woman’s will to survive has wowed mainland social media.
Liu Jiatu, 28, who lives in Thailand, was caught in the flood at the famous Masai Mara tourist destination on May 1.
Heavier than usual rainfall had pounded Eastern Africa due to the combined effects of El Niño and the long rainy season from March to May 2024.
Liu was staying at the luxury Basecamp Masai Mara tented hotel which hosted former US President Barack Obama in 2006.
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