West Africa – Floods Hit Burkina Faso and Northern Ghana
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…
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Mali – Over 1,100 Homes Destroyed by Floods
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…
West Africa – 9 Dead, Thousands of Homes Destroyed After Floods in Niger and Mali
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…
West Africa – Death Toll Rises in Niger, Homes Destroyed in Nigeria, Hundreds Displaced in Chad
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…
Mali – Floods Destroy Hundreds of Homes
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…
Niger – Floods Leave 42 Dead and 5,000 Homes Destroyed
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…
Mali – Floods and Rain Damage Refugee Camps
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…
Mali – at Least 14 Dead After Flash Floods in Bamako
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…
Climate Insurance Scheme Targets Women Farmers in Africa, Asia
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…
Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems (CREWS) Initiative Expands
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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…
Global Warming Accounts for Tripling of Extreme West African Sahel Storms, Study Shows
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…
Extreme Flooding Predicted to Hit Mali’s Inner Niger Delta
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…
West Africa – Deadly Floods in Mali and Burkina Faso
(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…
Mali – Floods in Ménaka, Gao Region, Leave at Least 5 Dead
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At least 5 people have been killed in floods in the Gao Region of Mali that began on 08 August 2015. Heavy rainfall reportedly affected north-eastern Mali on 8 August…
Mali Floods Update
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On 29th August FloodList reported that floods had struck the Mali capital, Bamako on 28th August after torrential rainfall. Initial reports said that 24 people had died in the flooding.…
Further Flooding in Mali
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Flash floods have struck again in Mali. A few days ago FloodList reported that an estimated 4,000 people have been affected by floods in the Kidal region of Mali. This…
