00:00 Knee-deep in water, Mogadishu residents were trying to salvage what they could from their
00:05 flooded homes.
00:07 In this neighbourhood of the Somalian capital, heavy rains that battered the country in recent
00:11 days left a trail of destruction, leaving many locals without resources and nowhere
00:18 to go.
00:19 "Homes are affected, there's mud everywhere, the food and mattresses are all wet.
00:25 These people must go to the market in order to get something to eat.
00:28 They can't afford to buy or rent a house."
00:33 Further downtown, local teams took advantage of a break in the weather to launch a clean-up
00:37 operation.
00:38 But their efforts seemed mostly in vain as heavy rains resumed in the afternoon, once
00:44 again turning roads into muddy torrents.
00:48 The situation was also dire in neighbouring Kenya, where deadly floods swept through entire
00:53 towns and villages.
00:55 In Garissa, rising water levels forced many residents to flee their homes, taking only
01:00 the bare minimum.
01:02 The Red Cross warned the situation was likely to deteriorate further, and called on the
01:07 international community to quickly mobilize aid and resources to assist with relief efforts.
01:13 "The situation in the region is dire and there's an urgent need for humanitarian support
01:20 because there are displacements, there are areas which are cut off and this rain that
01:24 you know has rained all over the region, not a specific place."
01:30 Scientists say the recent rainfall was partly caused by El Nino, a weather phenomenon that
01:35 increases ocean surface temperatures.
01:39 The flood's impact was also exacerbated by a historic drought that preceded the rains,
01:44 damaging the soil and reducing its ability to absorb water.
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