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Death toll from Kenya’s El Nino floods jumps to 120

Death toll from Kenya’s El Nino floods jumps to 120

SEVERE flooding caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon has killed 120 people in Kenya, while people in almost 90,000 households have been forced to leave their homes, the government said. The latest estimated death toll in Kenya has doubled as heavy seasonal rains following the worst drought in four decades have submerged towns and villages across East Africa, rendering hundreds of thousands of people homeless. Thousands of homes have been washed away or are marooned, while farmland has been submerged and tens of thousands of livestock drowned, aid agencies said. In neighbouring Somalia floods have killed at least 96 people and…
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Explainer: Why are West and Central Africa’s floods so devastating this year?

Explainer: Why are West and Central Africa’s floods so devastating this year?

ALESSANDRA PRENTICE UNUSUALLY intense seasonal rains have drenched swathes of West and Central Africa since June, unleashing deadly floods that have affected millions and submerged farmland in 19 countries. Below are factors that are making the floods worse and data on the scale of their impact. WHERE IS THE WATER COMING FROM? Most years, West and Central Africa see floods of varying severity between June and September when seasonal rains sweep through the Sahel belt of countries along the southern fringes of the Sahara desert. This season, a La Niña weather pattern caused above-average rainfall in parts of the region…
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