The town of Katesh in northern Tanzania was hit by heavy rain on Saturday, causing landslides and flooding that led to at least 47 deaths and 85 injuries. Regional commissioner Queen Sendiga warned that the death toll was likely to rise. President Samia Suluhu Hassan, currently in Dubai for the COP28 climate conference, expressed her condolences and ordered the deployment of more government efforts to rescue people. The flooding is part of a pattern of extreme weather events in East Africa, which has been experiencing heavy rains and flooding linked to the El Nino weather phenomenon. Scientists expect the worst effects of the current El Nino to be felt at the end of 2023 and into next year. This is a reminder of the devastating impact of past El Nino events in the region, such as the massive flooding in 1997-1998 that caused over 6,000 deaths. It is also a reminder that extreme weather events are being made more intense, longer, and more frequent by human-induced climate change.