floods Stories
The DRM strategy seeks to minimise the loss of lives and livelihoods while promoting sustainable development by providing clear guidelines for mitigat...
Afternoon and night showers are expected throughout the week, except on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights, which will be partly cloudy.
Significant material damage was recorded in the regions with many families displaced as a result.
The flooding began on Sunday, affecting five kebeles around Omorate town.
AUSSOM confirmed that all Burundian troops and accompanying crew were safely relocated to a nearby military base on Monday, with no casualties reporte...
The floods, described as the most severe the area has seen in 60 years, devastated the Mokwa districts of Tiffin Maza and Anguwan Hausawa following he...
Titus Wesonga, a survivor of the 2024 floods, continues to live in his home on riparian land. His house, like many others in the area, was severely da...
One of the worst-hit areas is the Thirteenth Street roundabout next to Yare Towers, where the water often forms a large stagnant pool that takes sever...
Countries such as central Sudan, eastern South Sudan, parts of Ethiopia, western Kenya, and eastern Uganda could see a 55 per cent probability of abov...
Heavy and prolonged rains over the Mt Kenya and Aberdare catchment areas have caused the dam to exceed its full supply level, creating a high risk for...
According to Energy Principal Secretary Alex Wachira, the dam’s water level has risen to 1,057.15 meters above sea level, well beyond its maximum capa...
The Horn of Africa, including Somalia, remains highly vulnerable to climate-related events. Experts have noted a trend of increasing frequency and int...
Local officials said the Kasaba area was only accessible via Lake Tanganyika and was not covered by the mobile phone network, which could delay humani...
According to Saleh Hassan, a spokesperson for the mayor of Mogadishu, the flooding also led to the collapse of nine houses and inundated the homes of...
Motivated by those painful memories, Mohamed and his team now offer direct home visits, where they sensitise communities on climate resilience, disast...
Among the hazards identified are river overflow, flash floods, damage to property and infrastructure, threats to human and livestock safety, and disru...
The floods, triggered by heavy rains, have overwhelmed drainage systems and caused significant damage to homes and infrastructure across parts of Nair...
IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) has also projected that rainfall in Kenya and the broader Horn of Africa could intensify in th...
Of Kinshasa’s two flood risks, the impact of Congo River flooding can be observed in large cities located along major rivers, and typically peaks arou...
The transport setback unfolded just as climate experts projected more intense rainfall across parts of Kenya and the Greater Horn of Africa.
In Soko Mjinga, more than 200 families have been displaced due to the rising water levels.
Adalbert Rukebanuka, Director General of Planning, Policy, and Risk Reduction, confirmed the fatalities and added that 107 people had been injured in...
Local rains combined with runoff from torrential rains coming from neighbouring Congo Central Province quickly overwhelmed the city’s small urban trib...
In recent weeks, heavy rains caused River Rugumba to overflow, flooding large parts of the Kalemie and Nyunzu territories. The water destroyed homes,...
This latest disaster highlights Somalia's vulnerability to climate extremes, where cycles of drought and flooding regularly compound the challenges of...
The rainfall began late Friday and continued through Saturday morning, leaving major transport routes impassable.
The advisory warns that while most river basins are flowing at normal levels, some are approaching the flood alarm stage.
Based on past experience, he said the organisation had decided to recruit volunteers at the sub-county level to ensure efficiency and quick interventi...
Data by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction shows an estimated three to four million Kenyans are affected annually by natural and human-made dis...
Dr. Gikungu explained that strong winds carrying moisture over water bodies contribute to the rains, with natural features like hills and forests affe...
