The Red Cross in Burundi reports that flooding from the overflowing Lake Tanganyika is worsening by the day and over 6,000 families have been forced from their homes. Levels of…
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) reported on 25 April 2021 that flooding from the rising Lake Tanganyika had affected thousands of families in areas of…
Dozens of homes were destroyed after recent flooding in Burundi. Meanwhile around 300 households have been displaced by flooding in north western Tanzania. Burundi Burundi Red Cross says it has…
Update, 29 January 2021: Local media in Burundi report that heavy rain over the last few days caused flooding and landslides in parts of the northwestern Citiboke Province. As of…
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports that over 10,000 people were displaced from their homes after heavy rain and floods in several provinces of Burundi during the period 27…
Local media are reporting that at least 9 people have died as a result of landslides and flash flooding in Rwanda. Meanwhile in Burundi, around 27,000 people have been affected…
Update, 02 April 2020: IOM reported on 31 March that heavy rainfall had affected the provinces of Cibitoke and Bubanza in Burundi from 27 to 29 March, affecting 520 people,…
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports that 1 person died and 280 were displaced after severe weather in Burundi during the period 02 to 08 March. Heavy rain on…
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) reports that the flood situation in Burundi has worsened, in particular in Bujumbura Rural Province. Initial reports from the International…
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports that 3 people died and over 1,000 people were displaced after a period of heavy rain and flooding in Burundi during late January…
At least 14 people have died and 33 injured after torrential rain caused flash flooding in the city of Bujumbura, Burundi. According to Burundi Red Cross, torrential rains and strong…
Flooding in Eastern Africa has now affected over 2.8 million, according to a report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Unusually heavy rain since…
At least 26 people have died and more are missing after heavy rain triggered landslides Cibitoke province, northwestern Burundi. Burundi’s Ministry of Public Safety and Disaster Management said in a…
The Red Cross in Burundi reports that torrential rain on 23 March, 2019 caused severe damage to homes and crops in the provinces of Ngozi and Karuzi. Over 100 homes…
The Red Cross in Burundi reports that torrential rain and flooding in Bujumbura has left at least 10 people dead and over 100 homes damaged or destroyed. The heavy rain…
Update, 20 May 2018: The Red Cross reported on 19 May that further flooding affected areas near Bujumbura in the days following the flooding in Buterere and Ngagara (see original…
