{"id":98120,"date":"2023-11-07T19:10:50","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T16:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=98120"},"modified":"2023-11-07T19:10:55","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T16:10:55","slug":"heavy-rains-flash-floods-leave-40-dead-displace-thousands-in-kenya-somalia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/uncategorized\/98120-heavy-rains-flash-floods-leave-40-dead-displace-thousands-in-kenya-somalia\/","title":{"rendered":"Heavy rains, flash floods leave 40 dead, displace thousands in Kenya, Somalia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Heavy rains and flash flooding have killed at least 40 people and displaced tens of thousands in Kenya and Somalia, the Associated Press reported today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of Sunday, flash floods had destroyed 241 acres of farmland and killed 1,067 livestock, the Kenya Red Cross reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heavy rains and flooding have also been reported in the Somali region of Ethiopia where thousands have been forced to flee their homes after houses and farmlands were destroyed by flood waters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Experts say the magnitude of the current floods is likely to deteriorate in the next few days due to the emergence of more water from upstream in the Ethiopian Highlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/Ethiopia-Floods-1424x802-1-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/Ethiopia-Floods-1424x802-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/Ethiopia-Floods-1424x802-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/Ethiopia-Floods-1424x802-1-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/Ethiopia-Floods-1424x802-1-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/Ethiopia-Floods-1424x802-1.jpg 1424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heavy rains and flash flooding have killed at least 40 people and displaced tens of thousands in Kenya and Somalia, the Associated Press reported today. As of Sunday, flash floods had destroyed 241 acres of farmland and killed 1,067 livestock, the Kenya Red Cross reported. 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