Niger Floods Could Bring Famine
Niger suffered flooding during August and early September this year, and it is believed that the country could now be facing poor harvest and severe food shortages as a result.…
Africa
Floods in Africa
Somali President visits Flood-hit Jowhar
The town of Jowhar is the capital of the Middle Shabelle region in southern Somalia, about 90km north of the capital, Mogadishu. It lies in the valley of the Shabelle…
Aims to End Flooding in Uyo, Nigeria
Godswill Akpabio, the Governor of Akwa Ibom, said yesterday 5th November 2013, that plans to secure the state capital from flood disasters are being looked at, but the costs to…
Floods Block Route from Uganda to South Sudan
Huge amounts of rainfall caused a river to burst its banks, which in turn destroyed the strategically important road connecting Uganda and South Sudan. Reports claim that more than a…
7 Dead in Algeria Floods
Flash floods in Algeria on Wednesday 09 October 2013 resulted in the deaths of at least 7 people. Heavy rainfall led to rivers bursting their banks. The deaths occurred in…
Floods in Mauritania
Mauritania has endured heavy rainfall for over 6 weeks, when the rains first began in mid August. Rainfall in some areas 35% higher than average for this time of year.…
Floods in Nigeria
Nigeria has suffered severe flooding in 3 separate incidents in Plateau, Kebbii and Cross River states over the last few days. There have also been flood warnings, issued by SEMA…
Floods in Jonglei, Sudan
More than 5,000 families have been displaced by severe flooding in Bor, the state capital of Jonglei in South Sudan. The floods were caused by the White Nile River breaking…
Mali Floods Update
On 29th August FloodList reported that floods had struck the Mali capital, Bamako on 28th August after torrential rainfall. Initial reports said that 24 people had died in the flooding.…
Flash Floods in Tunisia
Le Kef Governorate in north western Tunisia suffered from massive floods after a torrential rainfall. At least 500 families have been evacuated from their homes. The worst affected areas are…
Floods in Kampala, Uganda
Floods struck in many parts of the suburbs of Kampala, Uganda on Tuesday 3rd September 2013. One of the worst affected areas in Nateete known as Nanfuka zone. Other areas…
Niger Floods Update
Children’s charity, Plan International, have released a report this week giving details of the current flood situation in Niger. Plan International has deployed aid workers to some of the areas…
Floods in Bunkpurugu, Ghana
One person has been reported killed in floods in Bunkpurugu, in north east Ghana, close to the border with Togo. Almost 6,000 people have been displaced in the floods after…
Flooding in Niger Continues
While the flash floods have been causing chaos in the Mali capital of Bamako on the Niger river, flooding has continued in the neighbouring country of Niger. Last week FloodList…
Further Flooding in Mali
Flash floods have struck again in Mali. A few days ago FloodList reported that an estimated 4,000 people have been affected by floods in the Kidal region of Mali. This…
Sudan Floods Update
Sudan has been suffering from the recent flood disaster since early August. Since then: Estimated 574,540 people affected 110,139 houses destroyed or damaged Khartoum is the worst affected state 182,500…
