West Africa – Deadly Floods in Mali and Burkina Faso
(Updated 23 August to include Senegal) Heavy rainfall over the last few weeks has affected several countries in western Africa, including Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Nigeria. At least…
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Nigeria – Flood Warnings for 11 States, Thousands of Homes Destroyed in Kano
Local disaster management officials in Kano State, Nigeria, say that recent flooding has left thousands of homes destroyed or damaged. According to the Kano State Relief and Emergency Agency (SREA),…
Sudan – Floods Leave Over 70 Dead and 16,000 Homes Destroyed
Heavy rain and flooding since early June has affected about about 80,000 people in Sudan, according to the latest UN Humanitarian Bulletin for Sudan of 31 July 2016. The report…
Niger – Floods Leave 11 Dead and 1,700 Homes destroyed
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) in Niger reported on 28 July that 11 people have died and 1,693 homes destroyed by floods in the country…
Updated: South Africa – 7 Dead, Thousands Affected by Floods in Cape Town and Durban
Update, 28 July 2016 The number of flood-related deaths in KwaZulu-Natal has increased to at least 5, with later reports claiming further victims, bringing the death toll to a possible…
NASA’s New Mission: Improving Food Security in West Africa
A drive by NASA to stream climate data to West African nations using its earth-observing satellites could boost crop production in a region hit hard by climate change, experts say.…
Uganda – Coping Strategies for Landslide and Flood Disasters in Mount Elgon Region
A report by the Public Library of Science on the underlying causes of vulnerability to landslides and floods in the Mount Elgon region of Uganda was published last week. The…
Sudan – Floods in 3 States Leave Several Dead and Hundreds Homeless
Heavy rain and flash floods have been reported in several states in Sudan over the last week, causing several fatalities and destroying hundreds of homes. Many of the victims died…
Threatened by Climate Change, Mozambique’s Beira Bets on Urban Renewal
Mozambique’s second-largest city is in a race against time to protect itself from cyclones, floods and rising sea levels, reports Astrid Zweynert. Daviz Simango is one of Mozambique’s most influential…
Sudan – Floods Destroy 1,000 Houses in Sennar State
Heavy rains and flash floods in Sudan have destroyed 1,160 houses and damaged another 1,320 homes, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported in a bulletin…
Nigeria – Thousands Left Homeless After Floods in Ebonyi
A storm lasting several hours brought heavy rain and flooding to Abakaliki, Ebonyi state, Nigeria on Sunday 12 June, 2016. Local media say that the Iyi-Udele River that runs at…
Ghana – Deadly Floods Hit Central Region
The heavy rain has continued to fall in parts of Ghana, and more flooding has been reported, this time in Central Region. Local media report that at least 5 people…
Somalia – 30,000 in Need of Food and Drinking Water After Flooding
The International Committee of the Red Cross says that flooding in Beledweyne since May 2016, Somalia has displaced tens of thousands of people who are now in need of food…
Ghana – Accra Floods Again, 1 Missing After 6 Hours of Torrential Rain
Wide areas of Accra, Ghana, are under water after a period of heavy rain that began 09 June 2016. Residents of the city are fearing a repeat of last year’s…
Initiative to Raise Awareness on Climate Change Impacts
An initiative has been formed to help African and Asian societies understand climate change-related impacts such as extreme weather events and prepare for future ones, reports Isaac Odhiambo for SciDev.Net. The…
Somalia – Thousands Displaced as Shabelle River Overflows
Thousands have been displaced in central and southern Somalia after the Shabelle River broke its banks causing a renewed humanitarian crisis, local media reported. The river flooded a string of…
