Ethiopia Warns of Flash Floods As Bega Rains Raise Climate Risks Amid El Niño

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia's Disaster Risk Management Commission has issued a national flood alert for the October-to-January Bega season, warning of heavy rainfall, flash floods and unseasonal rains in several parts of the country, even as other regions continue to face drought, water shortages and food insecurity linked to the intensifying El Niño phenomenon.