Kenya is in the midst of a severe flood crisis, resulting in over 70 deaths and thousands displaced. President William Ruto declared this an emergency, highlighting the disaster’s severity following the region’s worst drought in four decades. The floods, caused by the El Niño weather pattern, have also affected neighboring Somalia and Ethiopia. President Ruto […]
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