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Storm clouds and high winds prompted a tornado warning. The area is also experiencing flooding because the Missouri River overflowed its banks. Recent rain and heavy snow melt has caused the Missouri River to rise to record levels.

Major floods hit Benin in 2010

Shokuri Abdullai, like most mothers in Bisle, feeds her family boiled maize in the Somali region's Shinile zone

Weaning foods and nutrition monitoring now part of Guinea's agriculture strategy

The early warning tool should help policymakers and others working to improve food security

Preparations to hold back water from residential area.

A community recreation center is still flooded in Bismarck, ND. The park is located on the Missouri River which overflow its banks. Recent rain and heavy snow melt has caused the Missouri River to rise to record levels.

A community in Mandan, ND is prepared for potential flooding should the Missouri River overflow its' banks. Recent rain and heavy snow melt has caused the Missouri River to rise to record levels.

One in 10 people may still be without access to safe drinking water by 2015, according to the latest MDG report