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Heavy rains and flash flooding have killed at least 30 people and displaced tens of thousands in Kenya and Somalia, aid agencies reported Monday.  In Somalia, the federal government declared a national emergency after the extreme weather killed at least 14 people and destroyed&#x...

At least 29 people have been killed and more than 113,000 displaced following heavy rains and flash flooding in Kenya and Somalia. The Somali federal government declared a state of emergency Monday after floods caused the deaths of 14 people. Emergency rescuers were working to reach an estimated 2,400 people still trapped by flood waters…

A state of emergency has been raised in Somalia following the heavy rains that caused floods. Read more here.

Floods

The recent downpours underscore the region’s vulnerability to climate change, which is leading to more extreme weather.

Bridges and roads have been destroyed by the downpours making it hard to reach affected people.

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Floods caused by heavy rains across parts of Somalia have displaced more than 113,000 people and "temporarily affected" hundreds of thousands, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) said on Monday. About 10 people have died in the aftermath of the rains, and the government has declared a statement of emergency, Somali Disaster Management Agency said on its account on social media platform X.

Heavy rains have triggered devastating floods in Somalia, forcing more than 113,000 people to flee their homes and impacting hundreds of thousands more, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA).

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Floods caused by heavy rains across parts of Somalia have displaced more than 113,000 people and "temporarily affected" hundreds...