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Ethiopia - At least 50 people have been killed in flooding and landslide caused by heavy rains in Ethiopia. Some 41 people died in Wolayita Zone in southern Ethiopia on Monday because of the landslide. Reports said that nine others were also killed in the Bale region in southeastern Ethiopia following the flooding. Over 1,000 cattle also reportedly drowned in the area. Tens of thousands of people have been affected by heavy the rains in several parts of the country. A number of roads have been washed away and bridges destroyed. The African country is struggling with its worst drought in decades, but unseasonable heavy rains have caused damage in several areas across the country.
El Niño - El Niño seen ending while chance of La Niña remains at 50%. The Pacific Ocean has cooled to near neutral levels over the past two weeks, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology said on Tuesday (May 10, 2016), as the end of the strongest El Niño weather patterns in nearly 20 years is coming closer.
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