UN-OCHA says the region had seen 473 fatalities and nearly 410,350 people displaced as of May 17.

The UN's response includes deploying medical teams, providing clean water, and improving sanitation facilities to curb the spread of the disease.

An estimated 2.48 million people have been affected by the floods, with 1.2 million forced to leave their homes and 118 lives lost.

Almost 300 people have also lost their lives in Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia as the region grapples with its latest devastating climate disaster.

The President said Somalia is facing a humanitarian crisis caused by the climate change-enhanced El Nino that is devastating many parts of the country...

The PM highlighted the plight of thousands of families stranded in the floodwaters of the Juba River in the Gedo region.