Stigande dödstal i östafrikanska monsunregn

stigande dödstal i östafrikanska monsunregn

Utsatta i Nairobi, Kenya, får hjälp av Röda Korset.

Dödstalen fortsätter att stiga på grund av de svåra regnvädren i Östafrika. Myndigheter i Kenya sade på fredagen att över 70 personer omkommit sedan de säsongsbundna monsunregnen började i mars. 120 000 invånare är direkt drabbade och har fått lämna sina hem.

I huvudstaden Nairobi rapporteras om ett 30-tal dödsfall denna vecka.

Det östafrikanska landområdet Riftdalen har också rapporterat om omkomna på grund av monsunregnen.

Grannlandet Tanzania uppger att fler än 150 människor har omkommit på grund av översvämningar och jordskred och att 200 000 invånare är direkt drabbade.

Årets regnperiod i Östafrika har sammanfallit med väderfenomenet El Niños framfart. Samtidigt återhämtar sig regionen efter den värsta torkan på fyra årtionden.

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