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Deadly #FlashFloods in #Luanda, #Angola

A downpour lasting 12 hours caused deadly flash flooding in the province of Luanda, Angola, on 04 January, 2020. News agency ANGOP reported that 250 families have been displaced after houses were flooded. The worst hit areas include the municipalities…

#Floods Hit Eastern Province in #Zambia

Around 300 families have been displaced by flooding in Eastern Province, Zambia. Flooding began in late December, 2019. As of 01 January, 2020, over 200 families had been displaced in Mambwe district and a further 60 families displaced in Lumezi…

Thousands Affected by Deadly #Floods in #CaboDelgado, #Mozambique

Twitter Photo: @zenaidamz Severe weather including heavy rain and flooding has left 5 people dead in Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique. Local media, quoting officials from Instituto Nacional de Gestão de Calamidades (INGC), said that Cabo Delgado Province saw heavy rain…

Eight killed as #storm #Elsa batters southern #Europe

Heavy #Rain and #Floods in #Huánuco and #SanMartin Regions, #Peru

National Institute of Civil Defense (INDECI) in Peru reports that heavy rain and floods since 06 December have affected parts of Huánuco and San Martin Regions. Homes, schools, roads and bridges have been damaged or destroyed. On 06 December, floods…

Thousands Affected by #Landslides in Western Region of #Uganda

Landslides in Bundibugyo district in Western Region, Uganda, November 2019. Photo; Uganda Red Cross Landslides in Bundibugyo district in Western Uganda have affected around 4,000 people and destroyed almost 350 homes. Landslides have affected the district since mid-November. On 13…

50,000 Affected by #Floods in North and Central Provinces of #Congo Republic

The World Food Program (WFP) reports that flooding has affected around 50,000 people in parts of the Republic of the Congo, also called Congo-Brazzaville. Flooding began around the end of October. Media reported that thousands of houses and other buildings…

Houses Destroyed, Thousands Evacuate After #Rain From #Storm #Kalmaegi# #Ramon in the #Philippines

Tropical Storm Kalmaegi, Philippines, November 2019. Image: JTWC Disaster authorities in the Philippines report that heavy rain from Tropical Storm ‘Kalmaegi’ (known in the Philippines as Ramon), has caused flooding in Albay, Catanduanes, Camarines Nord and Camarines Sur provinces in…

Thousands Displaced by #Flooding Along the #UbangiRiver in DR #Congo

Flood damage in Bangui Central African Republic, late October 2019. Photo: Equipe Nationale de Réponse aux Catastrophe de la CRCA Around 40,000 people have been displaced by flooding along the Ubangi River in northern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).…

100,000 Affected by #Floods in #Kenya Says #UN

Floods have blocked roads in floods Tana River County, Kenya, October 2019. Photo: Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) Flooding across Kenya in the month of October has left at least 29 people dead and affected more than 101,000, according to…