Did the authorities in the Horn of Africa ignore flood warnings?

The Horn of Africa region is experiencing torrential rainfall and floods linked to the El Nino weather phenomenon, claiming dozens of lives and causing large-scale displacement.

In Somalia the number of those killed by the floods has surpassed 100, and more than 700,000 have been displaced.

The rains are forecast to continue battering East Africa till the end of the year.

It comes as the region emerges from its worst drought in four decades after multiple failed rainy seasons that left millions of people in need and devastated crops and livestock.

The current El Nino phenomenon had been predicted since the beginning of the year.

In today’s Africa Daily Podcast, Alan Kasujja speaks to Somalia deputy prime minister Salah Jama, to find out why it has not been possible to mitigate the damage despite this early warning.