Worst hit is Burundi, where the country’s interior minister is now asking its development partners to “help all the people affected by these disasters” together with Burundi.
Hundreds of thousands affected
Over 200,000 people have been affected between September and the beginning of April this year. 19,250 homes and 209 classrooms have been destroyed.
Meanwhile, 35 people have died in Kenya since mid-March and more than 100,000 people have been affected by floods, according to the United Nations citing the latest figures from the Red Cross.
Depends on El Niño
Kenya’s meteorological authorities expect the peak of the rainfall to arrive this week.
According to climate scientists, the widespread flooding is due to the El Niño weather phenomenon.