Floods

Since July 2024, catastrophic flooding in Chad has wreaked havoc on nearly two million people, marking it as one of the most severe disasters in recent memory. Homes have been swept away, and lives have been shattered. As the…

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has continued with flood intervention in Rivers State by distributing relief items to those affected by the disaster in the Ruhali community of Ogbogoro Kingdom, Obio/Akpor Local Government…

The Anambra State Government Flood Management Team, led by Deputy Governor Dr. Onyekachukwu Ibezim, has recently taken delivery of food items donated by the Bank of Industry to aid flood-displaced persons in the state. Accompanied by…

Chad, already weakened by recurring food crises, is facing a new tragedy: torrential rains have hit all 23 of the country's provinces, causing devastating floods. The numbers are alarming: More than 500 people have died, and thousands of…

By Temitope Mustapha, Abuja  Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has highlighted the state's proactive measures against potential flooding, stressing that the focus is not merely on finding solutions but on being fully prepared…

For, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Jens Laerke says in Geneva that in the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville), the United Nations was responding to a flood disaster, “unprecedented in scale for six…

A state of humanitarian emergency has been announced in the Republic of Congo, following flooding caused by heavy rains that's been pouring for over a month. The government also announced the release of an emergency fund estimated at 4…

Flash floods have killed at least twenty-one people in Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal province, South African officials said. “As of Friday, 29 December 2023, a total of 21 bodies have been recovered,” said police spokesperson Colonel Robert…

More than a million people have been displaced by flooding caused by heavy rains that have been affecting Somalia for several weeks, the Somali president announced. The Horn of Africa is facing torrential rains and floods linked to the…

The death toll from devastating floods continues to rise in Kenya reaching at least 20. Late on Thursday, at least eight people were reported to have drowned in southern Kenya as they tried to cross the flooded Muuoni river in Makueni…