Burundi – Floods in Bujumbura Leave 10 Dead
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…
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Burundi – Over 2,500 Homeless After Floods Near Bujumbura
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…
Burundi – Deadly Landslide in Bujumbura
A landslide triggered by heavy rain left at least 6 people dead and 3 injured in Burundi. The incident occurred early on 16 March near the Gasenyi river in the…
Burundi – 2,000 Displaced by Floods and Rain in 6 Provinces
Severe weather, including strong winds, heavy rain and flooding has left almost 2,000 displaced and destroyed or severely damaged hundreds of homes in Burundi since 14 January. Over 12,000 people…
Burundi – Floods and Landslides Leave 6 Dead, 160 Homes Destroyed
Torrential rain that began during the evening of 16 March has caused flooding and landslides in northern and western areas of Burundi, including parts of the capital Bujumbura. Local media,…
Civil Unrest, El Nino Hit Burundians Hard, Thousands in Need of Aid – Red Cross
LONDON, April 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Tens of thousands of Burundians are in need of humanitarian aid to help them cope with the consequences of civil unrest, flooding brought…
Fear of Cholera and Floods as Burundi Refugees Pack Tanzania Camps
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,…
Burundi Floods – Death Toll Now 20 as Rivers in Bujumbura Overflow
At least 15 people were reported as killed in floods and landslides that struck in the Bujumbura province of Burundi on 29 March 2015. Since then very little information has…
Severe Floods Hit Eastern Provinces of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Local Democratic Republic of the Congo radio station Radio Okapi is reporting that at least 14 people have died in flooding in the territory of Fizi, South Kivu province in…
Heavy Rainfall in Burundi – At Least 15 Killed in Landslide
BUJUMBURA (AA) – At least 15 people were killed near Burundi capital Bujumbura after a hill collapsed on Sunday due to torrential rains, according to Bujumbura Rural Province Governor Jacques…
Burundi Floods – Bujumbura Death Toll Rises
As expected, the death toll is rising in Bujumbura. The landslide and flood disaster struck the Burundi capital of Bujumbura on 10 February. The flash flooding and landslides caused so…
Deadly Floods and Landslides in Burundi
Around 10 hours of torrential rain during the night of Sunday 9 February and into the early hours of today has led to floods and landslides in the Burundi capital,…
