Experts have warned against building homes in some of the affected areas in Uganda and Kenya, where landslides are a known problem. In 2010, a landslide in the Ugandan town of Bududa killed about 300 people, making it one of the country's most devastating natural disasters.

The New York City Marathon made history on Sunday with a course record set in the women’s competition and the closest race ever on the men’s side, which was decided by a fraction of a second.

Some 55,000 people came out to race through the five boroughs on a sunny Sunday.