The death toll from floods in Somalia has reached nearly 100.

The number of people killed by floods from heavy rains in Somalia has climbed to 96, state news agency SONNA said on Saturday.

As in East and Horn of Africa, Somalia has been wreaked by persistent heavy rains starting in October, due to El Nino and Indian Ocean Dipole weather phenomena.

Both are climate patterns that affect sea surface temperatures and cause above-average rainfall.

According to the United Nations, the floods have been described as the worst in decades and have displaced nearly 700,000 people.

Heavy rains have triggered widespread flooding across the country, triggering displacement and adding to a humanitarian crisis already fueled by years of insurgency.

In neighboring Kenya, the floods have so far killed 76 people, causing widespread displacement, destroying roads and bridges and leaving many residents without shelter, water or food, according to the Kenyan Red Cross. has left, the charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).