Torrential rains wreaked havoc on transport, infrastructure, and homes across Kenya and Somalia, leaving at least 30 dead, and more than 2,400 stranded.
NAIROBI, Kenya — Heavy rains and flash flooding have killed at least 30 people and displaced tens of thousands in Kenya and Somalia, aid agencies reported Monday. In Somalia, the federal government declared a national emergency after the extreme weather killed at least 14 people and destroyed homes, roads and bridges. Emergency and rescue workers were trying to reach an estimated 2,400 residents trapped by flood waters in the Luuq district of southern Somalia's Jubaland state.
The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs warned of a high risk of flooding along the Juba and Shabelle rivers and called for the evacuation of people living along the entire stretch of the Juba. The heavy rains in Somalia follow four consecutive years of drought that pushed the country to the brink of famine.
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