Several areas of Africa experience abnormal heat
Africa Weather Hazards
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The extent of inundation remained unchanged in South Sudan.
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Eastern Tanzania remains abnormally dry due to below-average rainfall since last November.
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Abnormal dryness persists in southeastern Angola, northeastern Namibia, northern and western parts of Botswana, much of Zimbabwe, and western Mozambique. Northern Madagascar has shown significant dryness in recent months.
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Flooding persists in parts of Angola and along the Shire River between Mozambique and Malawi but has improved in Zambia.
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Torrential rainfall resulted in deadly flooding in southern Uganda and Rwanda.
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Temperatures are abnormally hot in the central part of the southern African region.
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Eastern Ethiopia and northern Somalia experience torrential rainfall, leading to floods in Somalia.
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Guinea, Cote D’Ivoire, South Sudan, and eastern CAR are abnormally hot.