Djibouti has been called one of the world’s most vulnerable non-island nations in the face of climate change as sea levels rise. ADIn Kenya, East Africa’s economic hub, the government said 120 people have been killed in flooding and mudslides during an unusually severe rainy season. More than 60 died over the weekend in West Pokot county. ADMore than 18,000 people across Kenya are displaced, according to the Kenya Red Cross Society. “We have health issues, and is it wounds, is it children who are coming up with pneumonia, is it diarrheal illnesses,” said Dr. Taabu Simiu at the West Pokot County Referral Hospital.

Source: Washington Post November 28, 2019 09:00 UTC