‘Water Is Coming.’ Floods Devastate West and Central Africa
WEB6 days ago · Flooding caused by the rain has devastated cities and towns across west and central Africa in recent days, leaving more than 1,000 people dead and hundreds of thousands of homes destroyed.
Epic floods are wreaking havoc from Africa to Asia to Europe
WEB2 days ago · Flooding from persistent, unusually heavy rains across northwest and north-central Africa has taken more than 1,000 lives and driven close to 1 million from their homes. Storm Boris, a stalled upper low, has triggered days of intense rainfall, caused billions in damage, and forced tens of thousands to …
'Water is flooding everywhere' as torrential rains sweep through …
WEB1 day ago · As torrential rains across Central and West Africa have unleashed the most catastrophic floods in decades, residents of Maiduguri, the capital of the fragile Nigerian state of Borno — which has been at the center of an Islamic extremists' insurgency — said they have seen it all.
'Water is flooding everywhere' as torrential rains sweep through …
WEB1 day ago · As torrential rains across Central and West Africa have unleashed the most catastrophic floods in decades, residents of Maiduguri, the capital of the fragile Nigerian state of Borno — which has been at the center of an Islamic extremists’ insurgency — said they have seen it all.
Unprecedented flooding displaces hundreds of thousands across East Africa
WEBMay 8, 2024 · “Unprecedented and devastating” flooding in East Africa has triggered widespread displacement with hundreds of thousands forced from their homes in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Ethiopia and...
Over 1,000 People Have Died In Western and Central Africa Floods
WEB5 days ago · Nearly one million people have been forced to flee their homes after floods devastated towns across western and central Africa, humanitarian agencies said.
What's causing the catastrophic rainfall in Kenya? | AP News
WEBMay 1, 2024 · NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The torrential rains and deadly floods that have hit Kenya since March have been some of the most catastrophic in the country in recent years. At least 169 people have died due to the heavy rains, with at least 91 missing, according to the latest government figures.
Deadly Rains and Floods Sweep Cities Across East Africa
WEBApril 25, 2024. At least 200 people were killed and dozens more were injured across East Africa in recent days, officials and aid groups said, as torrential rains, floods and landslides pummeled...
Millions face flooding threat across west and central Africa
WEBOct 28, 2022 · In west and central Africa, some 3.4 million people need help after destructive flooding, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday. The alert comes amid the worst floods in a decade, which...
West Africa floods destroy crops, worsening hunger fears
WEBOct 22, 2022 · West and Central African countries are battling deadly floods that have upended lives and livelihoods, raising fears of further disruption of food supplies in many areas battling armed conflict.