Floods in Africa
The World Food Program (WFP) reports that flooding has affected around 50,000 people in parts of the Republic of the Congo, also called Congo-Brazzaville. Flooding began around the end of…
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) says that flooding has affected over 200,000 people in Chad. In a report of 19 November, UN OCHA said heavy…
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) reports that flooding has affected thousands of people in the provinces of Haut-Uélé and Tshopo in the north of Democratic…
Flooding has once again hit areas of northeast Nigeria, severely affecting thousands of people in Borno State. Meanwhile the flood situation in neighbouring Adamawa state continues, with almost 20,000 people…
The severe weather system that has affected areas around the southern Mediterranean, including Algeria and Italy, has also caused flash flooding in Tunisia. Institut National de la Météorologie-Tunisie reported that…
At least 1 person has died and 3 were rescued after flash floods in Algeria on 12 November. Severe weather affected wide areas of the country from 11 November, brought…
Storms and heavy rain from 11 November caused flash flooding in areas of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa, including Durban and the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality. Ethekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda confirmed…
Around 40,000 people have been displaced by flooding along the Ubangi River in northern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Flooding began in October after a period of heavy rain…
Continued heavy rain across Uganda has caused further flooding and landslides. Local media and Red Cross report at least 6 people have died in rain-related incidents since 30 October, 2019.…
Heavy rain in Togo and Benin during October caused the Mono river to overflow from around 23 October, 2019. Levels of the Mono river at Athiémé in Benin jumped from…
Flooding across Kenya in the month of October has left at least 29 people dead and affected more than 101,000, according to the UN. In a report of 30 October,…
Parts of Accra, capital of Ghana, were once again under water after a period of heavy rain caused urban flooding in the city on 28 October, 2019. A bridge collapsed…
As heavy flooding in the Horn of Africa region continues to put the lives of many vulnerable communities at risk, the European Commission today is providing an additional €3 million…
Heavy rain and floods triggered a massive landslide in the West Region of Cameroon during the evening of 28 October, 2019. The landslide occurred in the village of Bamoungoum, near…
More deadly floods have hit the Tanga Region of Tanzania after heavy rain over the last few days. Bridges and roads have been damaged or destroyed, causing severe disruption to…
Flooding has affected several states of Nigeria over the last few days, in some cases worsening a situation that first began in late August this year. Wide areas of the…
