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Floods and droughts should make world to take more action

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Flooded homes in Uthiru, Nairobi, following heavy rains in May 2024. [Kimaku Chege, Standard]

The heavy rains we are experiencing have been attributed to the Indian Ocean Dipole and climate change. It is, however, no secret that they have over the past month proven to be unbearable and destructive.

It is indisputable that we have not experienced such rains for a very long time. Floods have killed more than 200 people and displaced over 300,000 families.

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