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…
Heavy rainfall from late July caused severe flooding across several regions of Mauritania. Recent assessments reveal over 3,000 homes were destroyed and many others damaged. At least 14 fatalities were…
Flooding has affected the Assaba and Hodh Ech Chargui regions of Mauritania after days of heavy rainfall. Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani recently visited flood-hit areas of Hodh Ech Chargui…
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…
At least 5 people have died in recent flooding in southern Mauritania according to media reports. Mauritania news agency AMI said that dozens of homes were damaged or destroyed in…
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says that at least 18 people have died and thousands affected by storms, rain and floods in Mauritania. The storms struck on…
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…
Mauritania has endured heavy rainfall for over 6 weeks, when the rains first began in mid August. Rainfall in some areas 35% higher than average for this time of year.…
