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The 2007 floods of Africa was reported by the UN to be one of the worst flooding events in recorded history. [ citation needed ] The flooding started with rains on September 14, 2007 local time. Over 14 countries had been affected in the continent of Africa , 250 people were reported to have been killed and 1.5 million were otherwise impacted.
Piura, Tumbes, torrential rain, flooding, landslide Peru: 1983 360+ Great Dayton Flood: United States: 1913 360 1958 Buenos Aires flood Argentina: 1958 356+ [6] [15] 1923 Gleno Dam failure Italy: 1923 353 2007 African Nations flood: mainly Sudan, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, and many African country 2007 347 1996 Yemen flood: Yemen ...
The flood, beginning on February 2, 2007 was a result of heavy rain, deforestation in areas south of the city, and waterways clogged with debris. [2] The flood is considered the worst in the last three centuries, including the 1996 and 2002 Jakarta floods, which killed 10 and 25 people respectively. [3] The final official death toll was 80. [4]
The 2007 Bihar flood occurred in August 2007 in the east Indian state of Bihar. It was described by the United Nations as the worst flood in the living memory of Bihar. [ 1 ] Although annual floods are common in Bihar, [ 2 ] heavier than usual rainfall during the monsoon season that year led to increasing water levels.
The areas worst affected were the states of Kassala, Khartoum, North Kurdufan, Unity State, and Upper Nile. The United Nations , whilst not providing specific figures for the devastation, estimates that "well over 30,000 houses" were fully destroyed, and "at least 365,000 people" have already been directly affected, including a reported 64 dead ...
The same researchers found that the rate of dryland flash flooding around the world was 20 times higher between 2000 and 2022 than it was between 1900 and 1999.
As more of the world's population settles on flood plains, climate events become more extreme and Europe warms faster than the global average, what happened in Valencia underscores the need for ...
The 2007 Mozambican flood began in late December 2006 when the Cahora Bassa Dam overflowed from heavy rains on Southern Africa. It worsened on February 22, 2007, when the Category 4 Cyclone Favio made landfall on the central province of Inhambane ; experts tracking the cyclone predicted that it would worsen flooding in the Zambezi River valley ...