Floods in Africa
The Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugee affairs, (MIDIMAR) in Rwanda says that it has identified three sites in Gakenke District for the establishment of temporary camps to accommodate 6,000…
Ethiopian Communication Affairs Minister, Getachew Reda, confirmed on Thursday12 May 2016, that as many as 100 people have been killed by recent floods and landslides in Oromia and Southern Nations,…
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on 09 May that almost 20,000 families have been displaced by “exceptional and extensive flooding across Ethiopia from the…
From drought to extreme rain, parts of Ethiopia are now battling deadly floods and landslides brought by the recent downpours. Ethiopian news service, Fana, reports that at least 41 people…
Landslides and floods hit several parts of Rwanda between 07 and 08 May 2016 after a period of heavy rainfall. Government officials say that at least 49 deaths have been…
Somalia has moved to construct flood mitigation structures under a new climate change adaptation framework, which is supported by the United Nations and the European Union as part of plans…
Officials have warned of heavy rainfall and increased river levels in Ethiopia and Somalia over the last few days. Flooding has been reported and at least 3 people have died…
Further heavy rainfall has been observed in various parts of the country over the last 48 hours. The country has already experienced severe flooding in several areas, including the counties…
Ongoing heavy rain continues to cause panic and destruction in several parts of Kenya. Flooding has affected the counties of Wajir, Marsabit and Turkana, where thousands have been displaced. However,…
Tanzania News Agency (TNA) is reporting that 5 people have died and almost 14,000 people have been left homeless as a result of floods in the Morogoro Region in eastern…
Residents of Nairobi, Kenya, were caught up in flash floods late on 28 April, 2016 after a storm brought heavy rainfall that lasted for nearly 3 hours. It is not…
YAOUNDE, Cameroon, April 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Retired Cameroonian footballer Roger Milla is already famous for being the oldest goal scorer – at age 42 – in World Cup…
Flooding hit parts of Mombasa county, Kenya, on Sunday 24 April, 2016, after torrential rainfall that began late on Saturday and continued throughout the night. The floods have damaged homes…
The recent flood situation in Luanda, Angola, appears to have worsened and the latest report from the National Service for Civil Protection and Fire (SNPCB) says that at least 19…
Tropical cyclone Fantala, the strongest on record in the Indian ocean, triggered spiralling winds that caused an insurgence of moist air from the Indian ocean to the adjacent coastlines of…
Ethiopia’s National Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Agency has announced that the government has set up new measures to protect inhabitants from river flooding in flood-prone areas as the country expects…
