Flooding in Africa has affected almost 6 million people and forced 1.5 million from their homes, according to the United Nations. This is about a 30% increase from 2019 when large temperature differences between the east and west sides of the Indian ocean caused immense rainfall. The worst affected states are Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, and South Sudan. The River Nile has caused much of the flooding as a majority of population centers are built along the world's longest river. Since 2016, the number of people affected by flooding has jumped from 1.1 million to almost 6 million. The UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs worries that this trend can and will continue with increasing global temperatures, especially in Africa.
Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-54433904
Matthew J. Nealon
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