Floods in Africa
After the flood predictions last week, the Shabelle River has burst its banks in Beledweyne, Hiran province, Somalia, forcing 2,500 from their homes. The heavy rainfall in river catchment areas…
Local media in south Sudan are reporting that floods in Warrap State have washed away around 40 houses , forcing people to evacuate for higher ground. The flooding came after…
Within the last 48 hours, heavy rains has been experienced in the upper parts have warned that heavy rainfall in the Ethiopian highlands over the last 2 days has increased…
According to local reports, the Awash River in the Afar Region of Ethiopia has burst its banks causing floods which have forced around 8,000 families form their homes. The affected…
Update 10 October 2014: Flooding spread to South Sudan’s Jonglei state on 08 October 2014. Thousands have been displaced and around 3,260 homes destroyed by flooding in Twic East county,…
Calls for proper local consultations on construction projects. Report by Robert Wanjala. Wario Galelo, 64, raises livestock downstream from the site of a hydroelectric dam which the Kenyan government plans…
(Seychelles News Agency) – Seychelles has become the first African country to partner with the World Bank in preparing for natural disasters. According to a press statement from the World…
The eastern provinces of North Kivu and Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), have experienced severe flooding over the last 3 days after heavy rainfall fell in the region.…
A recent report by IRIN news has described how the August floods have affected the UN refugee camp in Bentiu, South Sudan. Around 47,000 people are living in the camp,…
The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) confirmed figures for the current flood situation in Niger. The current flooding first struck in mid August, as we reported…
Moroccan media are reporting that 12 people have been killed and nearly 30,000 affected by floods in Niger. The information comes from a statement made on Thursday 14 August by…
Fifteen states have now been affected by flooding in Sudan over the last month. The worst affected are Khartoum, Kassala, River Nile, North Darfur and White Nile. Also badly affected…
The rainy season has resulted in flooding in 8 states in Sudan, and severe flooding in South Sudan’s Unity state. In Sudan over the last few days over 3,000 houses…
Heavy rainfall on Wednesday 30 July 2014 in Khartoum state, Sudan, has caused severe flooding, prompting officials to declare a state of emergency. The area has been suffering from flooding…
Heavy rainfall, lasting around 30 hours according to some local reports, has left the refugee camp in Bentiu under 50cm of water. The camp is in a UN camp and…
KISUMU, 18 July 2014 (IRIN) – Kenya is experimenting with unconventional methods to tackle high malaria rates through the piloting of mass drug administration (MDA) – treating entire communities with…
