East Africa: Floods kill dozens

Floods from torrential rains have killed at least 41 people, displaced thousands more, and drowned livestock across east Africa, officials have said. Often prone to drought, the region also frequently suffers floods in August and September, the end of the rainy season. In the worst-hit nations, at least 17 people died in Ethiopia in recent days, 15 in Rwanda and nine in Uganda, governments and aid agencies said.