At least 15 dead in floods in Kenya
The UN Office for Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) had already warned last month that more rain than usual is likely to fall in East Africa between October and December this year. The reason given was the El Niño weather phenomenon.
Since the start of the rainy season, more than 20 people have died in the Ethiopian region of Somali and more than 12,000 have had to leave their homes, according to the regional government. According to an Ocha report from last Saturday, at least 14 people died in Somalia and more than 47,000 had to be brought to safety.
El Niño is characterized by a warming of the surface water in the Pacific Ocean. The weather phenomenon occurs on average every two to seven years and usually lasts nine to twelve months. El Niño causes heat and droughts in some regions of the world and heavy rainfall in others.
In East Africa, the El Niño weather phenomenon was predicted to cause more rain than usual between October and December this year by the UN Office for Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha). Despite this warning, at least 15 people have tragically lost their lives due to floods in Kenya. The devastating floods in Kenya have added to the existing challenges, with more than 20 people already dead in the Ethiopian region of Somali and thousands more forced to leave their homes.
Source: www.ntv.de
