Floods in Africa
Severe flash flooding has affected parts of northern Algeria since 02 May 2021. As of 04 May, fatalities were reported in Batna, Médéa and Provinces. Civil Protection in Algeria reported…
Heavy rain caused severe flash flooding in Gahunga, Burera District in the Northern Province of Rwanda on 27 April 2021. According to the district government, 1 person died in the…
Hundreds of families have been displaced by flooding in western Kenya over the last few days. Kenya Red Cross (KRCS) said heavy rains caused devastation in Kakelo Kakoth sub-location in…
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) reported on 25 April 2021 that flooding from the rising Lake Tanganyika had affected thousands of families in areas of…
Update, 23 April 2021: On 21 April Luanda Provincial Government gave an updated statement on the flood situation in Luanda Province. The government said that 24 fatalities had been reported…
Local media reported heavy rainfall and flash flooding in south-eastern parts of Mauritius 15 to 16 April 2021. Nine people were rescued and evacuated from flooded areas of Bambous Virieux.…
Severe flash floods triggered by heavy rain affected areas of Luanda Province, Angola from 16 March 2021. National Civil Protection and Fire Service quoted by local media said at least…
Heavy rainfall on 16 March 2021 caused severe flash flooding in the neighbouring cities of Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), and Brazzaville, capital of…
At least 10 people died or are missing after flash floods in Chlef Province of Algeria on 06 March 2021. Civil Protection said that the Chlef Province experienced heavy rainfall…
Heavy rain caused dramatic flash flooding in the city of Tétouan in northern Morocco on 01 March 2021. Roads and infrastructure were damaged and fast flowing flood waters and debris…
Dozens of homes were destroyed after recent flooding in Burundi. Meanwhile around 300 households have been displaced by flooding in north western Tanzania. Burundi Burundi Red Cross says it has…
Flash floods were reported in towns close to the South Africa and Zimbabwe border after a thunderstorm brought heavy rain from 21 to 22 February 2021. In South Africa, flooding…
Uganda Red Cross reports that at least 7 people have died in a landslide in Western Uganda. The landslide buried a house in Karungu Sub-county, Buhweju District late on 18…
The National Bureau of Risk and Disaster Management (BNGRC) in Madagascar reported on 17 February 2021 that 1 person has died around 1,400 people have been affected by recent heavy…
A low-pressure system brought heavy rainfall to parts of southern Mozambique over the last few days, causing flooding in Maputo and Gaza Provinces. Local media reported on 15 February that…
Flooding continues to affect parts of South Africa, with 10 fatalities reported in Limpopo province over the last few days. Parts of the country were badly hit by flooding after…
