Horn of Africa faces heavy rains, warmer temperatures

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Women wade through floodwaters in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area of South Sudan.

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Countries in the Horn of Africa will experience excessive rainfall of up to 200mm a day, with many also registering warmer than usual temperatures, the Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC) of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, a regional bloc, said on Tuesday.

The ICPAC identified Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Sudan as the affected countries.