At least 18 dead after cyclone hits Horn of Africa

ADDIS ABABA: Flooding and strong winds caused by a tropical cyclone left at least 18 people dead and thousands homeless across two countries in the Horn of Africa, an aid agency said Monday. At least 15 were killed in Awdal region in the self-declared republic of Somaliland, according to regional governor Abdirahman Ahmed Ali, while another person was killed in the town of Berbera in Sahil region.
Cyclone Sagar makes landfall in the Middle East and the Horn of Africa, killing at least 16 people.