Mozambique – More Flooding Hits Cabo Delgado
Heavy rainfall in northern Mozambique continues to cause havoc in the province Cabo Delgado. At least 6 people have now died in flood-related incidents in the province since late December,…
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Namibia – Overflowing Zambezi River Leaves Communities Cut Off
Local media in Namibia report that flooding from the Zambezi river has left communities isolated in parts of the Zambezi Region. Levels of the Zambezi river have increased as a…
Angola – Deadly Floods in Cabinda and Uíge Provinces
More flooding has affected Angola, this time in the northwestern province of Uíge and the northern exclave of Cabinda Province. As many as 200 people were displaced after floods inundated…
Angola – Deadly Flash Floods in Luanda
A downpour lasting 12 hours caused deadly flash flooding in the province of Luanda, Angola, on 04 January, 2020. News agency ANGOP reported that 250 families have been displaced after…
Malawi – Flash Floods Affect 400 Households in Lilongwe
Flash flooding has affected parts of Lilongwe, capital city of Malawi, after a period of heavy rain since late December, 2019. According to Malawi’s Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA)…
Zambia – Floods Hit Eastern Province
Around 300 families have been displaced by flooding in Eastern Province, Zambia. Flooding began in late December, 2019. As of 01 January, 2020, over 200 families had been displaced in…
Mozambique – Thousands Affected by Floods in Cabo Delgado
Severe weather including heavy rain and flooding has left 5 people dead in Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique. Local media, quoting officials from Instituto Nacional de Gestão de Calamidades (INGC), said…
Tanzania – Hundreds Displaced by Floods in Morogoro Region
Dozens of houses have been damaged or destroyed and hundreds of people displaced after heavy rain and flooding in Morogoro Region, Tanzania. Local media reported that over 50 homes have…
Rwanda – 12 Killed in Flash Floods
At least 12 people died in Rwanda following a torrential rain on 25 December, 2019. According to disaster officials, the torrential rain destroyed 113 houses and wide areas of crops…
Burundi – 14 Killed in Bujumbura Flash Floods
At least 14 people have died and 33 injured after torrential rain caused flash flooding in the city of Bujumbura, Burundi. According to Burundi Red Cross, torrential rains and strong…
Congo-Brazzaville – Situation Dire After Weeks of Flooding
The UN says thousands of people are forced to sleep outside and are without clean drinking water after ongoing floods damaged homes and water points in the Republic of Congo…
DR Congo – 600,000 Affected by Floods in 12 Provinces, Says UN
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) reports that at least 600,000 people have now been affected by ongoing floods in the Democratic Republic of Congo…
Uganda – More Fatalities After Floods in Central and Eastern Regions
Further heavy rain has triggered flooding and landslides in Uganda. At least 7 people have died and hundreds left homeless in Central and Eastern Regions since 13 December, 2019. Uganda…
DR Congo – Deadly Landslide in Ituri Province
At least 24 people have died after a landslide buried a mine in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo). Ituri province is in the far north east…
Madagascar – Floods and Wind Damage After Tropical Cyclone Belna Makes Landfall
Tropical Cyclone Belna made landfall in Soalala district in the west of Madagascar on the afternoon of 09 December, 2019, bringing strong winds and torrential rain. At least two fatalities…
South Africa – Hundreds Rescued From Floods in Gauteng
Hundreds of people have been rescued after days of heavy rain caused flooding in parts of Gauteng Province, South Africa. Worst affected are areas on the outskirts of Pretoria, where…
