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Floods caused by torrential rainfall have killed at least 31 people in various parts of Somalia, according to the Somali government. Residents in Beledweyne, in central Somalia, could be seen wading through floodwaters. Local resident…

A truck bomb exploded at a checkpoint in the central Somali town of Beledweyne on Saturday, killing at least 10 people and obliterating nearby buildings, a police officer said. It was not immediately clear who was responsible but the…