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Floods in Africa have led to large losses of life over many decades. [1] In recent years, the effects of floods have been exacerbated by climate change. [2] By year
Floods formed by various causes killed 1,216 people in Malawi, 552 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 198 in Mozambique, 186 in Kenya, 160 in Somalia, 135 in Rwanda, 95 in Tanzania, 40 in Madagascar, 29 in Ethiopia, 18 in Uganda, 15 in South Africa and another in Cameroon.
The 2024 South Sudan floods refer to catastrophic flooding across the African nation of South Sudan, resulting in "over 735,000 people across 38 of South Sudan’s 78 counties and the Abyei Administrative Area" being directly impacted, and 65,000 people being displaced, of which 41,000 were displaced from Warrap.
So far, at least 230 were reported dead in Nigeria, 265 in Niger, 487 in Chad and 55 in Mali, which has seen the most catastrophic flooding since the 1960s. While Africa is responsible for a small fraction of global greenhouse gas emissions, it is among the most vulnerable to extreme weather events, the World Meteorological Organization said ...
Flooding in Tanzania caused by weeks of heavy rain has killed 155 people and affected more than 200,000 others, the prime minister said Thursday. Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa told parliament ...
Burundi is one of the world's poorest countries, with 80% of its 13 million people employed in agriculture, according to the World Bank. Flooding there has created surreal scenes like game rangers ...
Estimated rainfall in southern Africa between 7 – 13 April 2022. Floods affected Eastern Cape in January, killing fourteen people, including a police officer who was trying to rescue people. [37] In April, floods have killed at least 435 people, mostly in KwaZulu-Natal. [38] Nearly $1.6 billion USD had been caused. [39]
More than 1 million people in East Africa are affected by flooding after higher than normal rainfall, an aid group said Friday. Parts of the region are bracing for a tropical storm, Kyarr, that ...