Floods in Africa
A further wave of flooding in Zambia‘s Eastern province has left over 100 households displaced. According to local media reports, 116 families have been left homeless after flooding in Lumezi…
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports that 3 people died and over 1,000 people were displaced after a period of heavy rain and flooding in Burundi during late January…
Malawi News Agency (MANA) reports that 1 person has died and hundreds have been displaced after flooding in Karonga district in the Northern Region of Malawi. Flooding began on 01…
The Ministry of Emergency Management in Rwanda reports that heavy rainfall has caused severe material damages and loss of life. Stormy weather from 02 to 03 February 2020 brought lightning…
According to a report from the Red Cross, at least 13 people have now died in flooding in Lindi region, Tanzania, that first began in late January. Furthermore, 5 people…
Heavy rain during a storm on 02 February, 2020, caused severe flash flooding in Alice Town in Amathole District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Homes were damaged and traffic brought…
CHIMANIMANI, Zimbabwe, Jan 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Albert Sabawe, 25, is waiting to eat lunch, resting against the wall of his flimsy wooden home in a small village in…
Update, 31 January 2020: On 31 January media reported one person died in flooding from the overflowing Talek river in tourist areas of the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Narok County.…
At least 3 people have died and around 300 left homeless after flooding in Iringa Region, central Tanzania on 27 January. Flooding has affected parts of Iringa, Pawaga and Idodi…
The government of Madagascar has declared a national disaster in the face of ongoing torrential rain and flooding in the country. The National Office for Risk and Disaster Management (BNGRC)…
Further severe weather has affected parts of Madagascar over the last few days. On 21 January FloodList reported that at least 6 people had died in floods and landslides in…
Around 500 people have been displaced by a further wave of flooding in Zambia‘s Eastern Province. Local media reported that more than flooding has damaged more than 100 homes, a…
At least 28 people have now lost their lives in recent flooding in Mozambique. According to a report from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) of…
Continued heavy rain over the last 2 weeks has caused death and damage in regions of Madagascar, including the capital, Antananarivo. More severe weather has been forecast, with warnings issued…
Media in Zimbabwe report that flooding in the north of the country has destroyed houses, crops and livestock after heavy rain over the last few days. Areas of Hwange District…
More flooding has been reported in Zambia, this time in Southern Province where crops have been destroyed in areas already facing food shortages after severe drought. According to UN Office…
