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South Africa: Flood Victims Still Living in Hall Seven Years Later
Scrolla, 7 February 2023
For over seven years, at least 30 people who were displaced during the 2016 floods in Durban have been stuck in a flea-ridden community hall in Isipingo, south of Durban. Read more »
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South Africa: Govt Declares National State of Disaster to Enable Intensive Response to Widespread Floods
Govt of SA, 13 February 2023
Government has, in terms of the Disaster Management Act of 2002, declared a national state of disaster to enable an intensive, coordinated response to the impact of floods that are… Read more »
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Namibia: 300 Oshana Flood Victims in Need
Namibian, 7 February 2023
OSHANA chief regional officer Teopolina Hamutumua is appealing for help as flooding continues to affect the region and has rendered 300 people homeless. Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria and Ghana Are Prone to Devastating Floods - They Could Achieve a Lot By Working Together
The Conversation Africa, 5 February 2023
Many countries in Africa suffer from disasters annually, but the adverse effects are grossly under-reported compared with coverage of more developed nations. Read more »
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Mozambique: 30 Hectares of Crops Lost to Flooding in Gaza
AIM, 16 January 2023
About 30 hectares of maize, in Chibuto district, in the southern Mozambican province of Gaza, have been lost due to flooding on the Limpopo River, caused by the ongoing discharges… Read more »
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Africa: Global Flood Victims to Reach 50 Million in 15 Years
GhanaToday, 7 October 2022
According to the World Resources Institute, approximately 20 million people are at risk of flooding globally, with the resulting damage close to US$80 billion. Read more »
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South Africa: South Africa Reels One of Biggest Natural Disasters in History
DW, 20 April 2022
South Africa is grappling with one of the biggest natural disasters in the country's history. Floods killed more than 400 people and destroyed thousands of homes. Read more »
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South Africa: Floods Leave Hundreds Destitute in Johannesburg
Scrolla, 13 December 2022
Two days of fierce storms left hundreds of Johannesburg residents displaced as floods swept away about 239 buildings, including homes and shacks, on 9 and 10 December. Read more »
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Cameroon: Cameroon Says Thousands of Homes Destroyed By Floods
VOA, 12 September 2022
In Cameroon, officials say weeks of flooding along its northern borders with Chad and Nigeria have swept away entire villages, leaving thousands of people homeless. Aid efforts are… Read more »
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Sudan: 349,000 People Affected By Recent Floods in Sudan
Dabanga, 25 September 2022
Heavy rains and flash floods have affected nearly 349,000 people across Sudan as of 22 September, according to the report published today by the UN Office for the Coordination of… Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigerian Floods Kill More Than 600, Slows Shipments of Essentials
VOA, 18 October 2022
The death toll from heavy flooding in Nigeria has now surpassed 600, with more than 1 million people displaced from their homes. The flooding has covered farms and roads and slowed… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Govt Issues Floods Warning
New Zimbabwe, 17 April 2022
A TOP government official has warned of severe floods that are later this week forecast to hit the Eastern parts of the country. Read more »
Extreme Weather Patterns In Africa Wreak Havoc #ClimateCrisis
Africa in 2022 saw flooding and landslides occur on an unprecedented scale. Many leaders - including DR Congo's President Felix Tshesekedi - blamed the phenomenon on the climate crisis. Judging from extreme weather in countries like South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique it looks like Africa will continue to feel the impact of this phenomenon.
South Africa saw devastating floods in the KwaZulu-Natal province and the Gauteng province in 2022. The government declared a state of disaster for both regions and started to rebuild roads, bridges and other infrastructure that were swept away. When more rains fell, hundreds of people lost their lives. Now the rains have returned, causing enough damage for the government to again declare another state of disaster for KwaZulu-Natal province on February 14, 2023.
Meanwhile flooding hit Zimbabwe in 2022, and in neighbouring Mozambique - affected by three natural disasters during the cyclone season (October 2021 to April 2022). Tropical Cyclone Gombe struck on March 11, 2022, leaving devastation in its wake. The cyclone affected 736,000 people and displaced 23,000 people. This cyclone followed two extreme weather events - Tropical Storm Ana and Tropical Depression Dumako which had struck six weeks earlier, affecting 200,000 people. Tropical Storm Ana struck Malawi on January 24, 2022, sparking a call for international aid from the UN.
On December 13, 2022 heavy rains in DR Congo, led to devastating landslides that saw thousands of people lose their lives.
The climate crisis in Africa will continue having devastating consequences until action is taken to mitigate the loss of life and damage to infrastructure. It is also impacting areas such as health and is resulting in various outbreaks, including the spread of Cholera.
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The UN and other humanitarian organisations in Malawi have launched a flash appeal for U.S.$29.4 million to provide assistance for the next three months to those hit hardest Read more »
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As communities in South Africa's coastal province KwaZulu-Natal continue to search for their missing loved ones after devastating floods that killed more than 400 people, the ... Read more »
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Heavy rains have caused the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital city Kinshasa to face the worst floods in years. Deutsche Welle quotes UN officials as saying that Read more »
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At least 11 people were killed after a tropical cyclone hit northern Mozambique. Cyclone Gombe made landfall in Mozambique on March 11, 2022 with winds exceeding 200 kilomete Read more »
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Climate change will expose up to 118 million extremely poor African people to drought, floods and extreme heat by 2030 if it is not addressed urgently. It could cut gross domestic ... Read more »
