Floods in parts of eastern Uganda resulting from torrential rains have killed at least 24 people, the government and Uganda Red Cross said.

CNN's Sam Kiley reports from Ileret, Kenya, where thousands are dealing with one of the most severe droughts in decades as millions of children face starvation.

A maelstrom of howling brown dust engulfs travelers through Isiolo. A few weeks earlier, 11 people were reported to have been killed around the north Kenyan town in the space of 10 days.