Central African Republic: Floods - Jul 2022

At least eleven people killed, nearly 2,000 houses and a dozen bridges destroyed, and thousands of latrines and wells flooded. This is the preliminary assessment by several sources after the torrential rains recorded in Bangui, Ombella M'Poko, Lobaye, Nana-Gribizi, OuhamPendé and Ouham-Fafa Prefectures since July. More than 22,450 people have lost their homes and have taken shelter in host families, schools and churches. (OCHA, 22 Sep 2022)

Heavy rainfall has been affecting several Prefectures in southern and northern Central African Republic since June, causing severe floods that have resulted in casualties and widespread damage. UN OCHA and media report, as of 4 October, 11 fatalities, three injured persons, more than 6,000 displaced people, over 2,600 damaged houses and a total of approximately 85,300 affected people across the Country. The worst affected Prefectures are: Vakaga (with around 24,000 affected people), the Capital Bangui (20,000 affected), Ouham (13,000), Ombella M'Poko (7,000), Bamingui Bangoran (6,000), Ouham Péndé (6,000) and Nana Gribizi (5,000). (ECHO, 4 Oct 2022)

There were 24,758 people affected by the floods: 21,407 people made homeless by the successive floods, 4,281 households affected with 2,823 houses completely destroyed, 1,458 houses partially destroyed, 53 people injured, and 2 lives lost. Some 2417 family latrines were damaged, 1092 water wells damaged and contaminated, 05 bridges broken and all water pipes blocked and overflowing. The situation is alarming, and providing emergency assistance to disaster affected populations victims is essential. (IFRC, 25 Oct 2022)