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Death toll from flooding in Somalia climbs to nearly 100

In this image from video, residents move through floodwaters in the town of Beledweyne, Somalia, Nov 19, 2023. [AP Photo]

The number of people killed by floods from heavy rains in Somalia has risen to nearly 100, state news agency SONNA said Saturday.

"Somalia's flood death toll climbs to 96," SONNA said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, adding the figure had been confirmed by Mahamuud Moallim, the head of the country's disaster management agency.

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