Africa Drowned: El Niño and the Flooding of East Africa

This archive documentary revisits the devastating floods that struck East Africa in the late 1990s, driven by a powerful El Nino. On a continent where water usually means life, it shows how too much rain brought disaster to people and animals alike. The film traces the causes and consequences of a climate event that upended the region. It is a vivid account of nature's power to give and to destroy. Free to watch in HD on Dr Documentary.

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