Floods in Africa
Heavy rain continues to cause devastation in parts of East Africa, this time in Rwanda. Following flash floods and landslides in Uganda and Burundi in recent days, authorities in Rwanda…
Tropical Cyclone Pawan made landfall in Puntland State of Somalia on 07 December, 2019. Heavy rain and wind gusts of 80 km/h were reported. Somalia’s Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and…
At least 16 people have died and others are missing after flash flooding and landslides in mountainous areas of Bundibugyo district, Western Uganda on 07 December. Government officials said 12…
Heavy rain in south western Africa has now affected parts of Namibia. Several areas recorded daily totals over 60mm of rain, more than the monthly average in some cases. Previously…
Flooding in Eastern Africa has now affected over 2.8 million, according to a report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Unusually heavy rain since…
At least 26 people have died and more are missing after heavy rain triggered landslides Cibitoke province, northwestern Burundi. Burundi’s Ministry of Public Safety and Disaster Management said in a…
Update, 05 December 2019: The Uganda Red Cross reports that 4 deaths have been confirmed in the landslides in Bududa district. One further death was reported as a result of…
Homes have been damaged and families displaced after heavy rain in Cunene Province in southern Angola. Angola Press News Agency said that hours of rain on 03 December caused flooding…
Landslides in Bundibugyo district in Western Uganda have affected around 4,000 people and destroyed almost 350 homes. Landslides have affected the district since mid-November. On 13 November, Uganda Red Cross…
Flooding in Kenya has affected more than 160,000 people since the onset of the short rains in October, according to the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS). At least 120 people…
While the capital city Kinshasa is dealing with devastating flash floods and landslides which have left over 40 people dead, northern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are…
Over half a million people have now been affected by the ongoing floods in Somalia. With homes destroyed and crops devastated, flood-hit communities are in desperate need of assistance, say…
The UN says that flooding in Central African Republic has now affected as many as 100,000 people. Flooding began around 21 October after a period of heavy rain caused rivers,…
Dozens of people have died after heavy rain caused flash floods and landslides in the city of Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. According to latest reports,…
Nine people have died in floods in Djibouti City, capital of Djibouti, after almost a year’s worth of rain fell in 2 days. The Government of Djibouti has declared a…
Hours of heavy rain in western Kenya triggered massive landslides and flash floods in West Pokot County on 23 November, 2019. The government of West Pokot County said that, as…
