Morocco hit by deadly flash floods

Flooding in southern Morocco has killed 32 people and six others are missing after the heavy rains, according to officials.

A directive by former president Jakaya Kikwete to Kinondoni Municipal Council to construct a two-kilometre drainage channel from Tegeta-Basihaya to the Indian Ocean to prevent floods during rainy season has not brought any relief to the residents.

The authorities in Malawi say at least 170 people have been killed in flash floods over the past month, with many homes swept away.

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At least nine people die after a wall surrounding a mosque collapses amid heavy rains in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, authorities say.

Severe flooding in Malawi and Mozambique kills at least 42 people and leaves thousands homeless.

The City authorities here yesterday decided to pull down a house at Buguruni kwa Mnyamani after it was noted to have blocked water flow causing over 300 other houses flooded.

At least 26 people, mostly soldiers, are killed in a series of attacks by Islamist militants in Egypt's Sinai peninsula.

Heavy rains across the region have also destroyed homes, crops and some infrastructure.