'The river took it all': Somalis wait for waters to recede as floods kill dozens

Reporters from Bilan report from around Somalia as 'once-in-a-century' floods hit a country devastated by a six-year drought Just a few weeks ago, Somalis were praying for the heavens to open after a prolonged drought, following an unprecedented six failed rainy seasons, forced many to abandon their cherished nomadic way of life for ever. Now, they are praying for the rain to stop.Floods, described by the UN as a "once-in-a-century event", have killed at least 50 people and forced almost half a million to flee their homes. The combination of two climate phenomena - El Ni?o and the Indian Ocean dipole - with unusually heavy seasonal rains have led to towns, villages, farms and pastures all but disappearing underwater. Continue reading...