World Food Program Emergency Report No. 07 for Africa, distributed by the Africa News Service: "3.1 After a relatively dry spell of two weeks, heavy rain fell again in much of Kenya from 10 February onwards. Fortunately only light showers were experienced in most of the flood affected areas of north- eastern Kenya. The most serious affect of the renewed rains has been to exacerbate conditions on the vital Mombasa-Nairobi highway. Temporary bridges have been built to replace those which collapsed in January, but road edges and hard shoulders remain eroded, and destroyed tarmac surfacing remains unrepaired. 3.2 WFP's air operations into flood affected areas have continued with air drops in communities still stranded by floods in Wajir, Garissa and Tana River districts. Between 10 December and 8 February, 1,423 tons of WFP food and 543 tons of other relief supplies had been flown into flood affected communities by Hercules C-130 aircraft. However, in the first week of February deliveries were only 61 percent of what had been planned due to the shortage of funds to cover air operating costs. If further contributions are not received in the near future WFP may have to further scale back its air operations, including the services to partner UN agencies and non-governmental organizations. 3.3 Similar problems exist with the air bridge which WFP has run since mid-December to get food and other supplies to the 125,000 refugees in the Dadaab refugee camp. Based on the current funding situation, it may not be possible to distribute more than 50 percent of the normal ration to refugees during the early March distribution. 3.4 WFP will continue to take advantage of any drier weather in the weeks ahead to restore road deliveries of food to people being assisted under the Emergency Operation and in Dadaab. In the case of Dadaab, WFP is working with UNHCR, the Ministry of Public Works and interested donors to initiate emergency road repairs before the onset of the long rains which are due in eastern Kenya at the beginning of April."