Flood

A severe drought in Ethiopia has meant that Sofia, 12, has to walk 35 kilometres from her family's home to the nearest water point, then all the way back carrying heavy containers.

Floods deal ‘staggering’ blow to pastoralists recovering from Ethiopia’s long drought – UN

Families board a flight at Laayoune, Western Sahara, before departure for Tindouf in Algeria (April 2012).

UN agencies boost aid efforts to flood-hit Tindouf refugees, call for urgent funding