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MAP: Weather hazards impacts assessment for Africa ( May 29 - June 4, 2008)
03 Jun 2008
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The late onset and poor performance of the March - May rains in parts of Ethiopia have led to failure of the short-season belg crops and reduced food availability.

As a result of the Sahelian 2007 - 2008 dry season and decreasing outflow from Mali and Guinea, water levels along the Niger River are very low and some tributaries have dried up. As the wet season begins, improvement is expected in water levels.

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