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Global Overview: ENSO-neutral is present. Dryness is observed in Central Asia, tropical Africa, Yemen, northern Central America and Hispaniola. Meanwhile, flood risk is present in Africa, Central America, and northern South America.
Africa Weather Hazards
Flooding persists along the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa; drier conditions worsen in eastern Africa.
1. Eastern Nigeria, western and northern Cameroon, and southern Chad face dryness due to below-average rainfall since the beginning of the rainfall season.
2. Inundation persists in the Sudd wetlands of northern South Sudan.
3. Flooding persists in the Niger State of Nigeria. Heavy rainfall has caused flooding in the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa and Kinshasa in the DRC. The Omo Gibe River has burst its banks, inundating towns bordering the Lake Turkana in southwestern Ethiopia. Coastal Liberia, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, and western Ethiopia face high risks for flooding during the next week.
4. Southern South Sudan, northeastern DRC, and northwestern Uganda experience dryness due to below-average rainfall since mid-April.
5. Eastern Western Sahara, northwestern Mauritania, and northern Morocco may face hot conditions during the next week