Climate change in Africa News

[Nation] As heavy rains flowed into the month of May, floods have continued to spell disaster as they displaced hundreds from their homes and destroyed infrastructure such as road and bridges.

[Nation] Two deaths have been reported in Busia County after River Nzoia burst its banks and displaced over 40,000 people.

[Nation] Nakuru County residents on Sunday woke up to a huge crack in the middle of the road in Shabaab area, which cut off transport near Koinange Primary School.

[Nation] Nine families have been displaced in Nkubu and several roads cut off in various parts of Meru County following heavy rains that are pounding the area.

[New Times] At least 28 households from environs of Mugogo Wetland in Musanze District have been relocated to Groupe Scolaire Busogo I, a public school from the district as local authorities move to protect them from potential floods during this rainy season.

[Capital FM] Nakuru -Residents and motorists near Lake Nakuru and Lake Naivasha have been been asked to be vigilant on the roads due to the heavy rains that have been pounding the area.

[Nation] Flood victims in Nyanza, Western and the South Rift regions are lamenting the deplorable conditions in evacuation centres.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] As the coronavirus spreads in Africa, farmers growing drought-hardy cassava are reaping a windfall as it is turned into sanitiser

[Shabelle] The Federal government of Somalia has announced Thursday it donated one million USD to help the flood-hit Somali families in Qardo town under Puntland state.

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[Dalsan Radio] Weather experts have warned of increased rainfall in most areas inside Somalia and in the Ethiopian Highlands.

[Nairobi News] Devolution Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa, has said that there is enough food in the country to feed all persons affected and displaced by the current floods.

[Nation] Nine people have died and hundreds of families displaced as floods continue to wreak havoc in different parts of Nyanza, Western and Rift Valley.

[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -Largely normal temperatures with a tendency to below normal are likely over the north of the country, while normal to above normal temperatures are expected over the south and east from May up to July.

[The Herald] FLOWS into Lake Kariba are steadily increasing, with a second flood wave in the Zambezi River now starting to drop over the Victoria Falls.

[Nation] At least 7,000 households in Garissa County have been affected by the heavy rains currently pounding several parts of the country.

[New Times] Heavy rains in several parts of the country on Tuesday, April 28, claimed three lives and destroyed 40 houses.

[Namibian] NAMIBIA'S rainy season is coming to an end at the close of April with nearly all of the country's major dams storing substantially more water than a year ago.

[Dalsan Radio] Atleast 10 people died on Tuesday after floods hit Qardho town in Somalias northern region of Bari, an official confirmed.

[Dalsan Radio] Somalia is experiencing a new wave of flash floods and Save the Children is warning of the devastating impact on children due to these multiple disasters.