
More than 100 killed in Kenyan floods
Recent heavy rains have caused severe floods in the region - displacing at least 200, 000 people in Kenya and Burundi
Recent heavy rains have caused severe floods in the region - displacing at least 200, 000 people. In the latest incident about 50 people have died in Kenya after a dam burst its banks following the heavy rains and flooding. We get the latest from our regional correspondent and hear messages from people affected.
Pro-Palestinian protests continuing at university campuses across America, On Monday Columbia University's president said that talks with pro-Palestinian protesters over the dismantling of an encampment on the New York Ivy League campus had failed and urged them to voluntarily disperse or face suspension from school. Our reporter in New York brings us the latest developments.
There is growing hope of a possible resolution in the conflict between Hamas and Israel. The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has said he's "hopeful" that Hamas will accept what he described as an "extraordinarily generous" Gaza ceasefire offer from Israel. Meanwhile talks are taking place with a Hamas delegation in Egypt. We sit down with our security correspondent to unpick the diplomatic efforts.
Presenter: James Reynolds.
(Photo: People gather at an area flooded by the Gitathuru river water, a day after it overflowed and broke its banks due to heavy rainfall damaging surrounding neighbourhoods, in the Mathare slums, Nairobi, Kenya, 25 April 2024. Credit: DANIEL IRUNGU/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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