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Story summary
- Super El Niño is causing catastrophic floods in Somalia while sparking drought in El Salvador.
- Heavy rains have flooded Mogadishu, threatening up to 2.6 million people with flash flooding.
- The Paraná River rose to 4.7 meters in Ituzaingó, Argentina, prompting evacuations.
- El Salvador could see an additional 700,000 people pushed into hunger due to El Niño-linked drought.
- Forecasts estimate El Niño could push an extra 49 million people into acute food insecurity by end-2027, raising total to 274 million.