Floods in Africa
Flooding has been reported in numerous states in northeastern Nigeria since around 16 August, 2019, leaving houses and crops destroyed and causing fatalities. Flooding has also affected some central areas…
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA), reports that recent flooding in Sudan has affected an estimated 171,700 people with further heavy rainfall forecast. Sudan’s Humanitarian Aid Commission…
Sudan news agency SUNA reported on 15 August 2019 that floods across the country have now left at least 46 people dead and damaged almost 10,000 homes. Flooding first hit…
Update, 14 August 2019: Sudan news agency SUNA reported on 13 August that 6 people had died in floods and heavy rain in Gezira State. Original report, 11 August 2019…
According to the Undersecretary of Sudan’s Federal Ministry of Health, 12 states in the country have been affected by torrential rains. Undersecretary Suleiman Abdeljabbar said in a press conference in…
Rainstorms and flooding affected parts of Adamawa State in northeastern Nigeria from 01 August, 2019. According to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), 7 people died and dozens of houses were…
Local media in Sierra Leone are reporting that several people have died after flash floods in the capital, Freetown, on 02 August. The city saw torrential rain on 02 August,…
Uganda Red Cross report that over 2,000 people were affected by flash flooding in Bundibugyo District, Western Uganda. The flash flooding struck on 21 July, 2019, after heavy rain. Red…
Development agency Practical Action found solar micro-grids built with storm risks in mind were largely able to withstand Cyclone Idai and could help local people recover faster, writes Charles Pensulo…
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved an International Development Association (IDA) credit of $100 million to support the government of Benin’s efforts to reduce flood risks in…
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on 25 June, 2019, that recent heavy rains in the Mopti region of Mali have caused floods, aggravating the already precarious situation of…
At least 770 homes have been completely destroyed and hundreds more damaged by flash floods that swept through some of the most vulnerable areas of North Darfur on Monday (10…
At least 5 people have died after a series of landslides in the Eastern Region of Uganda. Uganda Broadcasting Coropration (UBC) said that multiple landslides were reported within Bududa district,…
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) in Libya reports at least 2 people have died and many are displaced after major flooding in Ghat District in south-western…
Severe weather including strong winds and heavy rain affected parts of Ghana from 30 May, 2019 including the capital Accra and parts of Western Region. This is the fourth flood…
Uganda Red Cross Society reported on 29 May, 2019 that at least 8 people have died in recent flash flooding in the country. The fatalities occurred in the areas of…
