Uganda – 3 Dead, 5 Missing After Floods in Kasese
Heavy rain in western Uganda has once again caused a deadly flooding in Kasese district. The flooding occurred in Buhuhira and Bwesumbu sub-counties after the Kuruhe river broke its banks…
Heavy rain in western Uganda has once again caused a deadly flooding in Kasese district. The flooding occurred in Buhuhira and Bwesumbu sub-counties after the Kuruhe river broke its banks…
Update, 16 November 2020: On 09 November local media reported flooding from the White Nile river had prompted evacuations in Obongi District. Quoting local officials, media in Uganda reported that,…
Red Cross in Uganda reports that 2 people have died after flash flooding in Kasese District. Floods struck in late October. Red Cross said a mother and child were swept…
Almost 25,000 people have been displaced by flooding along the shores of Lake Turkana in Kenya, while 7,000 households have been severely affected by Lake Victoria backflows. According to the…
Flooding from Lake Albert and Lake Kyoga continues to cause hardship for local communities in Uganda. Uganda Red Cross reported that rising flood waters from Lake Albert displaced around 1,400…
At least 2 people died after flash floods caused chaos in the city of Kampala, capital of Uganda. Heavy rainfall began around 08 September, triggering flash floods which swamped the…
Thousands of people have been displaced by flooding from lakes in Kenya and Uganda, eastern Africa. In Uganda, the government reported that rising water levels on Lake Albert and Lake…
Red Cross in Uganda reported that flash flooding caused severe damaged in Kasitu Sub County, Bundibugyo district early on 19 August, 2020. Heavy rainfall during the early hours of 19…
BUDALANGI, Kenya, Aug 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Women dashed around open kitchens dotted across the playground of Bubango Primary School, preparing to feed the hundreds of children who now…
At least 8 people have died in flash floods in the Western Region of Uganda. Torrential rain on 21 May caused several rivers to overflow in Kasese district, in particular…
As many as 100,000 people have been displaced by massive flooding in western Uganda. The government of Uganda said “All the rivers in Kasese and Bundibugyo Districts burst their banks…
Local media in Uganda report that thousands of people have been affected by flash flooding and landslides in Western and Northern Regions after heavy rainfall from around 01 May. Western…
Further heavy rain has triggered flooding and landslides in Uganda. At least 7 people have died and hundreds left homeless in Central and Eastern Regions since 13 December, 2019. Uganda…
At least 16 people have died and others are missing after flash flooding and landslides in mountainous areas of Bundibugyo district, Western Uganda on 07 December. Government officials said 12…
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…
Update, 05 December 2019: The Uganda Red Cross reports that 4 deaths have been confirmed in the landslides in Bududa district. One further death was reported as a result of…