Floods in Africa
Damaging floods struck in Ghana‘s Upper West Region after recent heavy rainfall. Disaster authorities said over 1,605 people were affected and over 100 homes destroyed. Furthermore flooding caused severe damage…
At least 7 people have died in flash floods that struck the city of Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia on 17 August 2021. Several neighbourhoods of the city were inundated…
Flooding has affected hundreds of families in the northern and northeastern states of Jigawa, Bauchi and Adamawa in Nigeria over the last week. At least 21 people died in road…
Humanitarian organisations in Somalia report that flooding along the Shabelle River has forced thousands of families from their homes. Two young children reportedly died in the floods. Non-governmental organization African…
Over 50 people have now died in floods in Niger after heavy rainfall recently caused severe damage and 5 fatalities in the capital, Niamey. Flooding has affected areas of the…
Floods affected several neighbourhoods in Cameroon‘s commercial and economic capital Douala after torrential rains from 11 August 2021. Hundreds of homes were flooded and roads swamped, causing massive traffic disruption…
Heavy rainfall in northeast Nigeria triggered severe flooding in parts of Bauchi state on 10 August 2021. According to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) citing local officials, hours of heavy…
Heavy rainfall and floods in Bangui, capital and largest city of the Central African Republic, destroyed around 100 houses and left nearly 3,000 people in need of emergency aid. The…
The official death toll from floods and torrential rains this year has risen to 24 across the states of Sudan. Many of the victims died from electrocution, or when buildings…
The Awash River has broken its banks in northern Ethiopia, flooding areas of Afar Region. Fana Broadcasting Corporate (FBC) News Agency reported on 08 August that the overflowing Awash River…
The Red Cross reports that an estimated 90,000 people have been affected by flooding during this year’s rainy season in South Sudan. Flooding has damaged homes and agricultural fields, and…
At least 9 people have died and hundreds of homes damaged or destroyed after flooding in Sudan and South Sudan since 24 July 2021. Sudan In Sudan, the Blue Nile…
According to national authorities in Niger, as many as 35 people have died as a result of flooding and heavy rains in the country since the start of the rainy…
Flooding in Chad has affected thousands of people across the regions of Tandjilé, Mandoul, Ennedi-Ouest, N’Djamena and Batha over the last few weeks. More rain is forecast, increasing fears of…
As many as 300 homes were damaged by severe flooding in Jalingo, Taraba State in North Eastern Nigeria after heavy rain from 09 July 2021, while heavy rain on 16…
Rivers have overflowed in Western Region of Uganda, flooding wide areas of Kasese District. Meanwhile rising levels of Lake Kyoga has caused hundreds of households to evacuate in Northern Region.…
