The current rains have brought more harm than good especially to the farmers. Heavy rain down pour is one of the most pronounced effect of climate change .
As much as all crops need atleast some water to survive , a regular rain pattern is vital for healthy crops because too much rain can be harmful to crops and even devastating for farmers.
One major effect of excessive rainfall is delayed planting and reduction in crop yields which jeopardizes profit for the farmers. Floods,lightening strikes , and landslides have all been a result of heavy rains .
Most roads in rural areas which before were in a poor state are now in a sorry state due to heavy rains leading to increased transport costs for farmers which they can not afford.
Therefore transportation of their produce to the market has become increasingly expensive and this consequently affected the price on foodstuffs which have gone high as well.
Most areas have experienced flooding and because of this some farmers store houses have been washed away in the process while other farmers can not leave their homes for fear of being carried away by floods or struck by lightening.
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