All Africa - 10/8/12
REUTERS
Nairobi — Above-average seasonal rains in parts of the East and Horn of Africa have affected tens of thousands of people, displacing families and restricting access to many in need, say humanitarian officials. The rains, coming ahead of a possible El Niño event, have prompted fears of further flooding.
According to a Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWSNET) El Ni-o special report, weak-to-moderate El Niño conditions are likely to develop in September and to continue through early 2013. "In East Africa, El Niño events in this period typically lead to wetter-than-normal conditions for the October-to-December rains in the Greater Horn of Africa region."
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