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Global Overview: ENSO-neutral is present. Dryness and drought persist over areas of Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, and Central Asia; while flooding lingers in Central Asia, Hispaniola, and Northern South America.
Africa Weather Hazards
Flooding persists in parts of Eastern Africa from ongoing heavy rains, while Angola and Madagascar face droughts.
1. Inundation remains in the Sudd wetlands of northern South Sudan.
2. Central and western Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) experience dryness. Drought occurs in western and central Angola.
3. Dryness prevails in Madagascar. Drought has settled in over the south following poor rainfall since January.
4. Flooding and landslides have occurred in parts of Liberia, Ethiopia, Angola, Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi, and Mozambique.
5. Heavy rains since late March have caused flooding in southern Ghana, specifically in the capital city of Accra. Above-average rainfall is expected to cause localized flooding in parts of Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Angola, Mozambique, and South Africa.
6. The central parts of Western Sahara, southern and eastern Sudan, northern Eritrea, northern Uganda, central and southern Mozambique, and the western and southern parts of Madagascar are likely to experience hot conditions during the outlook period.
7. Rainfall deficits for the past 30 days have caused dryness in the southern parts of Somalia.