Monsoon havoc exposes West and Central Africa's rising flood …
Oct 15, 2024 · A year after that paper was published, West and Central Africa was swept by one of the worst seasonal flooding disasters on record with more than 8.5 million people affected across 20 countries ...
Torrential rain and severe flooding has displaced millions in West …
Sep 16, 2024 · Maiduguri is the latest city in West Africa to experience deadly floods after a heavier than usual rainy season. The rains have swept through Mali, Niger, Liberia, Chad and Cameroon. Aid groups...
‘Water Is Coming.’ Floods Devastate West and Central Africa
Sep 15, 2024 · 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.
Torrential rains unleash catastrophic floods in West Africa
Sep 20, 2024 · 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...
Explainer: Why are West and Central Africa's floods so …
Oct 31, 2022 · Unusually intense seasonal rains have drenched swathes of West and Central Africa since June, unleashing deadly floods that have affected millions and submerged farmland in 19 countries.
Millions face flooding threat across west and central Africa
Oct 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,...
West Africa floods destroy crops, worsening hunger fears
Oct 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.
West Africa hard-hit by climate crisis as deadly floods decimate …
Oct 17, 2022 · Chad: The country is experiencing the worst floods in 30 years with 1 million people affected, hundreds of houses destroyed and massive damages to cropland and livelihoods. Projections point to the risk of large-scale river flooding in the coming days which could make more people homeless.
Devastating West and Central Africa floods affect over 4 million …
Sep 21, 2024 · Widespread flooding in West and Central Africa has affected more than 4 million people, caused extensive damage to homes, schools, health facilities and swaths of farmland, heightening the risk of water-borne diseases, food insecurity and malnutrition.
West Africa to Get More Rain After Floods Affect Millions
Sep 16, 2024 · West Africa faces more heavy rains this week after flooding in a region that’s seen at least 2.3 million people displaced by rising waters in 2024 alone. Severe floods in Nigeria have affected...