Northern Ethiopia, particularly Tigray and Amhara regions, faces a dire situation with severe drought claiming over 50 lives and impacting 4,000 cattle. Concurrently, southern and eastern Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia grapple with devastating floods, claiming 50 lives in Somalia alone, forcing nearly 700,000 people to evacuate.
East Africa witnesses a total of 130 casualties due to flooding, with Beledweyne in Somalia severely affected as the Shabelle River overflows, displacing an estimated 250,000 residents. The UN warns of prolonged crisis-level hunger, affecting 4.3 million people in Somalia.
Meanwhile, Turkey copes with aftermath of a November storm and flooding, causing the sinking of the Turkish cargo ship Kafkametler, leaving 11 crew members missing. Additional rescue efforts are underway in provinces hit by large-scale damage, including casualties, displaced populations, and infrastructure destruction.
