Overflowing rivers in Mali have caused severe hardship for communities in the Mopti and Tombouctou Regions. Flooding along the Niger river from early December affected the communes of Diré, Gourma-Rharous,…
Overflowing rivers in Mali have caused widespread damage in Mopti Region, where the local government said one village had been completely submerged. The government of Mopti Region said the village…
Over 125,000 people have been displaced by recent flooding across 17 countries in West and Central Africa with more rain expected in the region until October, the UN said. The…
At least 8 people have lost their lives after flooding in parts of Burkina Faso and northern Ghana, West Africa, from late August. Ghana In Ghana, roads, bridges, homes and…
The flood situation has deteriorated in Mali over the last 10 days according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Flooding began in the country in…
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that widespread floods triggered by heavy rain has been affecting parts of Niger and Mali since late June, resulting…
Further flooding has been reported in parts of Nigeria, adding to the long list of flood events that have affected countries in west and north west Africa over the last…
According to a report of 09 September, 2019, by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS), flooding in the west African country of Mali during late…
Over 40 people have died and thousand affected by flooding in Niger, West Africa. Other countries of the region have also seen major flooding over the last few weeks, including…
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on 25 June, 2019, that recent heavy rains in the Mopti region of Mali have caused floods, aggravating the already precarious situation of…
The Red Cross in Mali reported that at least 14 people have died in flash flooding that hit the country’s capital, Bamako, on 16 May, 2019. According to the Red…
ROME, Jan 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A major insurance scheme launched on Thursday aims to help up to 4 million poor people in Africa and Asia rebuild their lives…
A global initiative is gaining momentum to improve multi-hazard early warning systems and so boost the resilience of the most vulnerable countries to extreme weather and the impacts of climate…
The UK-based Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) has led an international team of scientists who reveal global warming is responsible for a tripling in the frequency of extreme West…
Flooding in 2016 could be the highest in 50 years, but a web-based forecasting system is alerting people in advance. By Megan Rowling for the Thomson Reuters Foundation. BARCELONA, Sept…
(Updated 23 August to include Senegal) Heavy rainfall over the last few weeks has affected several countries in western Africa, including Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Nigeria. At least…
