Floods in Africa
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have released a report ahead of the 21st United Nations climate change conference stating that more than half a billion children live in areas with…
NAIROBI, Nov 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Heavy rains, flooding and a spike in new arrivals could threaten the lives of over 110,000 Burundian refugees in overcrowded camps in Tanzania,…
In the last week of October, torrential rains in the west of Algeria brought severe flooding to the normally arid Tindouf region. According to International Federation of Red Cross and…
A recent report from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that floods caused by heavy rainfall in Somalia have led to an interruption of humanitarian…
Heavy rain has once again affected several areas of western, southern and eastern Kenya, causing floods and landslides. At least 13 people have died in flood-related incidents in Kenya this…
The weather is becoming more unpredictable for Southern African countries. Cyclones and floods alternate with droughts, leaving the population vulnerable and impoverished. In Malawi, one of the world’s least developed…
Parts of Kenya have been experiencing heavy rain over the last few days, resulting in at least 5 more deaths and leaving thousands displaced. Kenya Red Cross (KRCS) reported on…
Update: 09 November 2015 Twenty-five people have been killed to date as a result of the floods in the province of Beheira, according to state-run MENA news agency. Of the…
Kenya Red Cross (KRCS ) reported yesterday that 3 people were killed in flash floods in Narok County, and that above average rainfall and some flooding was seen in several…
Parts of northern Somalia and areas along the Juba and Shabelle River basins in Somalia and in the Ethiopian Highlands have experienced heavy rains following the start of the Deyr…
At least 6 people died in floods that struck Alexandria in Egypt early on Sunday 25 October 2015. Five of the victims were electrocuted by a fallen power cable, thought…
The European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO) are reporting that since 16 October, torrential rains have affected the region of Tindouf in south-western Algeria, and the five…
New, extensive flood and drought disaster risk maps have been developed for Ghana. It is hoped the maps will aid better decision making before and during disasters, and allow Ghana’s…
The worst floods in living memory struck in Malawi between January and March this year. Around 230,000 people were displaced and 276 reported dead or missing. In a statement last…
Major flooding brought by torrential rain hit parts of Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, yesterday 16 September, 2015. In a statement issued late yesterday, the government confirmed that 4…
In a recent report on the humanitarian situation in West and Central Africa Region Weekly, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that 302,000 people in…
