Somalia- the Somalian government has declared that the north-eastern region of Puntland has been hit by a tropical cyclone known as 03A at the weekend, killing about 300 people.

 Thousands of livestock have also died and hundreds of houses destroyed by the cyclone.

 The cyclone was reported to have swept through the Eyl, Beyla, Dangorayo and Hafun districts along the eastern coast and across to Alula at the tip of the Horn of Africa.

Somalia's Interior Minister Abdikarim Hussein Guled, while declaring the disaster, said the central government pledged $1m (£628,000) to help communities devastated by the cyclone.

More floods were expected during the next 48 hours, Somalia's Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon said.

Puntland is a semi-autonomous region within Somalia, where many people are poor.