Climate change in Africa News

[Nation] Residents of Siroch in Tambach, Keiyo South, are living in fear of an impending landslide as huge cracks have developed in roads in the area since last week.

[Nation] All the seven bodies of police officers who drowned after their vehicle was swept away following heavy rains in Baringo County have been found.

[Nation] 194 lives have been lost so far across the country since the onset of heavy rains and flooding.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -194 people have been killed by floods in Kenya since last month.

[The Herald] Japan has mobilised over US$15,3 million in emergency funding to assist vulnerable communities that were affected by drought and floods in Zimbabwe.

[Monitor] Many parts of the country have been severely hit by floods that have claimed lives and destroyed crops.

[Observer] --Provides 35 bundles of zinc to over hundreds of storm victims

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[Nation] Political leaders from the Nyanza and Western regions are pressuring the government to declare the ongoing floods a national disaster.

[FrontPageAfrica] Hundreds of Nimbaians have been left homeless after more than six-hundred homes were wrecked by a massive downpour of rain which hit Liberia's second most-populated county over the last few days.

[Nation] Three bodies have been retrieved from rivers in Kirinyaga and Narok counties following heavy rains that have continued to wreak havoc in many parts of the country.

[Vanguard] Urges residents to clear drainages

[New Times] Rwangingo, a marshland of more than 900 hectares straddling the districts of Nyagatare and Gatsibo in Eastern Province, has had some of its parts submerged, ruining rice, maize, beans and soybean plantations.

[263Chat] The Japanese government has availed over USD$450 000 towards life-saving nutrition, HIV/AIDS and WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) interventions to communities affected by drought and floods.

[Nation] At least five more people have died in floods and heavy rains in Nyanza and Western region, as River Nzoia left a trail of destruction.

[Nation] Earth tremors that lasted several seconds were on Sunday night felt in Lodwar and Lokichar towns in Turkana County.

[The Conversation Africa] Insect pests, such as maize stemborers and fall armyworm, increasingly challenge food production around the world.

[Ghanaian Times] Works and Housing Minister, Samuel Atta Akyea, has urged citizens to complement government's efforts in keeping the gutters free of solid waste by periodically de-silting them.

[Monitor] Two people have died and 31 houses have been destroyed following landslides that hit Kigezi sub region.

[Nation] Several parts of the country are likely to experience enhanced rainfall this month which could worsen the flooding situation in some parts of the country and authorities are warning that contingency measures be put in place to save lives.