Nigeria – Thousands Displaced by Floods in Benue State
The government in Nigeria says that thousands have been displaced by flooding in the state of Benue. It is thought that the Benue river overflowed last week after several days…
Africa
Floods in Africa
Sudan – Floods Displace Dozens of Families in Singa, Sennar
Extreme weather in Sennar (Sennar State, Sudan) has forced approximately 80 families from Singa out of their flooded homes since Friday (01 September). Rivers continue to flood in villages near…
WMO – Rainfall Extremes Cause Widespread Socio-Economic Impacts
Precipitation extremes – in terms of both excess and deficient rainfall – has caused serious disruption with widespread socio-economic impacts in many countries in recent weeks. Here is a glance…
Niger – Deadly Floods in Niamey, 200 Homes Destroyed
Update, 14 September 2017: In a report of 12 September, International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies gave more detailed damage assessments of the floods in Niger of…
Sudan – Rain Destroys Over 100 Homes in El Gezira
Heavy rainfall in El Gezira state (Sudan) destroyed more than 100 houses and caused the displacement of a number of families. No serious injuries were reported. On Sunday, rains hit…
Uganda – 2,000 Displaced by Floods in Northern Region, Deadly Landslide in Western Region
Severe flooding has been reported in northern Uganda over the last few days, leaving 2,000 people displaced and 2 people missing. Heavy rain has also affected western parts of the…
Sudan – Flood Havoc in 5 States
Heavy downpours followed by flash floods have wreaked havoc across Sudan. Camps for the displaced have been hit exceptionally hard. The Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources has warned people…
Donors’ aid pledges for Sierra Leone after deadly mudslide
Dozens of houses were engulfed by mud when a mountainside collapsed in the town of Regent, on the edge of Freetown. DAKAR, Aug 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Donor pledges…
How can Sierra Leone learn from mudslide to avert future deaths?
“Freetown and other precarious cities need safer urban planning and land use initiatives” DAKAR – A mudslide which devastated Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown this week, killing about 400 people and…
Sierra Leone – Meteorological Agency Faces Forecast and Warning Challenges
Gabriel Kpaka of Sierra Leone Meteorological Agency gives a meteorological perspective of the flood and landslide disaster in Regent Village, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Torrential rain in the late hours of…
Resilience has become a way of life in Sierra Leone, now mourning hundreds lost in mudslide
A nation “once again… gripped by grief”. This was how Ernest Bai Koroma, president of Sierra Leone, described the effects of the mudslide that devastated Regent, on the outskirts of…
Democratic Republic of the Congo – Heavy Rain Triggers Deadly Landslide in Ituri Province
Heavy rain in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, from 15 August, triggered a deadly landslide in a mountainous area close to the western banks of Lake Albert. Parts…
Sierra Leone – Over 300 Dead After Mudslide and Floods in Freetown
A mudslide on the outskirts Freetown, Sierra Leone on 14 August 2017, has left more than 300 people dead. The areas has experienced 3 days of heavy rain, which has…
Nigeria – Deadly Floods Hit Niger State
Hours of heavy rain between 08 and 09 July caused severe flooding in Suleja in Niger state, Nigeria, which lies about 30 km north west of capital city Abuja. Local…
Niger – Floods in Niamey and Tillabéri Leave 14 Dead, Hundreds of Homes Destroyed
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Niger says that heavy rain between 13 and 14 June, 2017, caused severe damage and flooding in several…
As Senegal’s Coast Crumbles, Residents Ponder Move to Safer Ground
Senegal’s coastline is receding at a rate of 1 to 2 metres per year, driven by rising sea levels, rapid urbanisation and illegal sand mining. By Nellie Peyton SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal,…
