A red dot beside the disaster name also signifies an ongoing situation.22 entries found
Affected countries: Benin
On 6 January, a fire outbreak in the village of Alloya destroyed hundreds of houses and displaced almost 3,000 people. Dusty hot winds from the Sahara Desert continue to worsen the situation. (IFRC, 19 Jan 2013...
Affected countries: Benin
On 23 Oct 2012, the municipality of Comé (Department of Mono) in the south west of Benin reported the first confirmed cases of cholera. Shortly after, the local authorities issued an official declaration of the outbreak. A total of 65 cases were reported throughout November 2012. Through the joint...
Affected countries: Benin
Heavy rains in the northern part of Benin have caused the Niger river to break its banks. In many areas the river is reported more than one kilometre out of bed causing destruction of roads, bridges, loss of property, livestock and cultivated land and interruption of community livelihood activities...
Affected countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Niger
A meningitis outbreak affected several countries in West and Central Africa in the first half of 2012. As of 13 May 2012, a cumulative number of 800 cases and 78 deaths were reported in Benin. In Burkina Faso, a total of 5,558 cases and 590 deaths were reported. In Chad, a total of 3,636 suspected...
Affected countries: Benin
Heavy rains since the first week of July 2011 have resulted in severe flooding of municipalities and communities of Lokossa, Athiémé Bopa and Cotonou Littoral. Reports from local authorities shows that dozens of huts built of black earth collapsed, affecting about 500 households within the...
Affected countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
Affected countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
Affected countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Togo
Affected countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
Affected countries: Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Cyprus, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Spain, Sudan, Tunisia, Turkey
