African towns overrun by flooding

In North Carolina we are experiencing a drought. In Kampala, Uganda all they are seeing is water. They have been experiencing rains that have flooded their lands in some places to their mid-section. The rains have affected everyone in this and surrounding areas if not everyone. Most lost their houses, and others have lost their livelihood by their crops being destroyed from the fields being covered in water. As if these things were not bad enough, the health of these people are now becoming a more dangerous problem. With standing water the spread of disease can happen much more rapidly as well as the breeding of such insects as mosquitoes that lay their eggs on standing water's surface. With most African countries not having meteorological service it's unclear how much rain has actually fallen but there is little sign of it stopping soon.
I think this article was a good article about this topic but i felt that it should of have more substance. I would have liked to know more about these people and their lives rather than just the rain divesting them.

Article: http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/09/16/africa.floods.ap/index.html
Written by: Associated Press