In the last seven days, consistent and plentiful rains were observed across many parts of southern and eastern Ethiopia,Somalia and northeastern Kenya. As rainfall totals remain above-average for the October-December season, anomalous moisture continues to replenish water resources, and begin improving areas impacted by long-term drought.
Tropical activity in the Indian Ocean basins is expected to bring increased moisture to parts of the Greater Horn and Southern Africa. An anomalously early-season cyclone developing in the southern Indian Ocean may result in significant amounts of rain and potential localized flooding along eastern portions of Madagascar.
A Palestinian police officer pours olives out of a bucket as he helps farmers to pick olives during the harvest season in the village of Abu Qash, near Ramallah October 21, ...
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