Melting Glacier Ice Linked to Severe Droughts and Floods in Indian Ocean Region
A study led by researchers from Brown University in the US has found that melting ice from glaciers can lead to droughts and floods in East Africa and Indonesia. With…
Ethiopia
Ethiopia – Over 180,000 Displaced by Floods in Gambella Region
Over 180,000 people have been displaced from their homes by floods in the Gambella Region in western Ethiopia. Meanwhile flooding in the neighbouring country of South Sudan has now affected…
Ethiopia – Deadly Flash Floods in Addis Ababa
At least 7 people have died in flash floods that struck the city of Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia on 17 August 2021. Several neighbourhoods of the city were inundated…
Ethiopia – Hundreds Displaced by Floods in Afar Region
The Awash River has broken its banks in northern Ethiopia, flooding areas of Afar Region. Fana Broadcasting Corporate (FBC) News Agency reported on 08 August that the overflowing Awash River…
Ethiopia – Thousands Displaced by Floods in Afar, SNNP and Somali Regions
The UN reported on 13 May that flooding in 3 regions of Ethiopia that began in late April has displaced around 70,000 people. According to a recent report by UNOCHA…
Ethiopia – 9 Killed After Heavy Rain Causes Buildings to Collapse in Dire Dawa
Nine people died when a wall collapsed on residential houses following hours of heavy rain in Dire Dawa city, Ethiopia, on 02 May 2021. Deputy Inspector Bantalem Girma, Head of…
Storm Damage Worsens in a Warming World, Hiking Pressure to Adapt
BARCELONA, Jan 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – More powerful storms are battering people and economies harder, with the poor suffering the worst losses, an annual climate risk index showed, as…
Ethiopia – 144,000 Displaced by Awash River Flooding in Afar Region
The government in Ethiopia reports that unprecedented flooding caused by the overflow of the Awash River has displaced more than 144,000 persons in Afar Regional State. According to state disaster…
Ethiopia – 300,000 Displaced by Floods, Says UN
Heavy rain and flooding continue in Ethiopia, with over 500,000 people affected and around 300,000 displaced since July. Unusually heavy Kiremt season (June to September) rainfall triggered flooding in the…
Ethiopia – 30,000 Displaced by Floods
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that more than 30,000 people have been displaced due to floods in Ethiopia since late July, 2020 Flooding has…
Ethiopia – Heavy Rain Triggers Deadly Landslide in South
At least 10 people died in a landslide caused by heavy rainfall in southern Ethiopia. The landslide occurred early on 28 May in the Gamo Zone of the Southern Nations,…
Ethiopia – 12 Killed in Landslide Triggered by Heavy Rain
As many as 12 people are thought to have died in a landslide triggered by heavy rain in Ethiopia. Local media said the landslide struck in Ale Special Woreda in…
Ethiopia – 107,00 Displaced by Floods, Says UN
Flooding has affected over 200,000 people in Ethiopia since late April, according to the United Nations. In a report of 06 May, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…
Ethiopia – Deadly Flash Floods in Dire Dawa
Deadly flash flooding has struck in eastern Ethiopia, with flooding also reported in southern areas. Flash flooding has affected parts of neighbouring Somalia over the last few days. Authorities warn…
Eastern Africa – Over 2.8 Million Affected by Floods Says UN
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…
EU Boosts Humanitarian Assistance Following Floods in Horn of Africa
As heavy flooding in the Horn of Africa region continues to put the lives of many vulnerable communities at risk, the European Commission today is providing an additional €3 million…
