The locust outbreak continues to escalate in East Africa as dry conditions persist in parts of southern Africa
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Ideal conditions for feeding and breeding continue to foster the spread of desert locust in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. Locust swarms are moving into Tanzania and Uganda.
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Continued heavy rains over Tanzania have caused significant flooding. Heavy rain is forecast next week and over neighboring regions of Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique.
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Parts of Mozambique and Zimbabwe have received below-average rainfall over the past 90-days resulting in drought conditions.
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A late start to the rainy season and uneven rainfall distribution in southern Namibia has caused abnormal dryness.
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Continued below-average rainfall has maintained abnormal dryness across southern Madagascar.
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Recent heavy rain in southern Mozambique, eastern South Africa and Zimbabwe has triggered flooding.