Updated: Uganda – Deadly Floods and Landslides in Kasese, Mbale and Rukungiri
Update, 03 May 2023: Early on 03 May 2023 the Uganda Red Cross Society reported at least 6 people died after heavy rain triggered landslides in Kisoro District in Western…
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Uganda – Deadly Floods in Central Region as Rivers and Lakes Overflow
At least 10 people have lost their lives and hundreds have been displaced after floods in southern parts of the Central Region in Uganda. Uganda Red Cross reported the Rwizi…
Uganda – 15 Killed in Massive Landslide in Kasese
More heavy rain has fallen in Uganda‘s Western Region, triggering a massive landslide in Kasese District late on 06 September 2022. Earlier this month heavy rain caused flooding and landslides…
Uganda – Deadly Floods and Landslides in Western Region
Homes were damaged or destroyed and several lives lost after heavy rain in the Western Region of Uganda caused flash floods and landslides. Uganda Red Cross reported heavy rain on…
Uganda – At Least 10 Killed in Catastrophic Floods in Eastern Region
Catastrophic flooding and landslides in the Eastern Region of Uganda have left at least 10 dead and hundreds homeless after heavy rain caused rivers to overflow. Uganda Police Force said…
Uganda – Homes Destroyed, Thousands Displaced After Floods in Eastern and Western Regions
Heavy rainfall since late April 2022 has caused flooding, mudslides and landslides in the Eastern and Western Regions of Uganda. According to reports from the Red Cross, flooding struck parts…
DR Congo – Thousands Displaced by Floods in Maniema
Over 13,000 people were forced from their homes after storms and floods caused damage in parts of Maniema Province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) in late January.…
Uganda – At Least 9 Killed in Western Region Flash Floods
At least 9 people have died and more are feared missing after heavy rain caused flash floods and mudslides in Kisoro District in the Western Region of Uganda. According to…
Uganda – Severe Floods and Landslides in Eastern Region
Severe flooding and damaging landslides struck in Eastern Region of Uganda after heavy rainfall from 17 September 2021. Uganda Red Cross reported flooding and landslides in Sironko, Kapchorwa, Mbale and…
Uganda – Hundreds Displaced After More Floods in Kasese
Around 270 people have been displaced from their homes after further flooding in Kasese District in Western Uganda. According to Uganda Red Cross, flooding has affected communities in Karusandara and…
DR Congo – Deadly Flash Floods in North and South Kivu
One person died and 2 are missing after flash floods ripped through the city of Bukavu, capital of the South Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Flooding…
Uganda – Rivers Overflow in Western Region, Lake Floods in Northern Region
Rivers have overflowed in Western Region of Uganda, flooding wide areas of Kasese District. Meanwhile rising levels of Lake Kyoga has caused hundreds of households to evacuate in Northern Region.…
Uganda – Rain Triggers Deadly Floods and Landslides in Kasese
Three people died and one was injured after heavy rain triggered floods and landslides in western Uganda. According to reports from the Uganda Red Cross, 2 young people died and…
Uganda – Severe Flooding Affects Thousands in Butaleja
Thousands of people have been affected by flooding in Eastern Region of Uganda after days of heavy rainfall caused rivers to overflow. Flooding struck in Butaleja District in Uganda’s Eastern…
Uganda – Rain Triggers Deadly Landslide in Buhweju
Uganda Red Cross reports that at least 7 people have died in a landslide in Western Uganda. The landslide buried a house in Karungu Sub-county, Buhweju District late on 18…
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…
