April 2013 Floods Summary
April 2013 we had more than April showers. Here’s a quick summary of the major floods that took place across the globe during April 2013. Forgive us if we have…
Africa
Floods in Africa
Nigeria Expects Devastating Floods in 2013
A report came out this week regarding the prospect of flooding in Nigeria. The report is the Annual Flood Outlook for Nigeria. It was written by Nigeria’s Hydrological Services Agency,…
Floods in Mozambique, 2013
Some time ago I wrote about the horrific flooding that took place in Mozambique in 2000. In that year, the flooding took place during February and March, and resulted in…
Merriespruit Tailings Dam
Merriespruit is a suburb of Virginia in South Africa, and on the 22nd of February 1994 it suffered a terrible flood because of failure to the Merriespruit tailings dam. There…
Mozambique Floods, 2000
The floods in Mozambique took place in the early months of 2000. Over the course of February and March, large parts of Africa experienced incredibly heavy rainfall. Flooding was soon…
Kenya Floods Update, 2013
Sadly it seems that Kenya is still suffering from flash floods. Reports from Nairobi are suggesting that up to 32 lives have been lost due to the flooding over the…
Mauritius Update
The floods hit the capital, Port Louis, the largest urban area of Mauritius, with a population of over 130,000. Perhaps this is small compared with European and American cities, but…
Floods in Kenya, April 2013
Floods continue to bombard Kenya. The government in Kenya estimates that a possible 15 people have lost their lives in the flooding, and as many as 600 families have been…
Flash Floods in Mauritius
At least eleven people have died due to flooding in the capital of Mauritius, Port Louis. The tragedy happened on Saturday March 30th, 2013. The flooding was caused by a…
Yenagoa, Nigeria
During September and October 2012, the city of Yenagoa and the rest of the state of Bayelsa suffered severe flooding. The neighboring state of Delta was also affected, and the…
