Torrential rains have caused flooding across large swathes of Africa, leaving 40 dead and thousands homeless.
The flooding has affected more than 10 countries in east and west Africa, including Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Togo and Liberia.
The floods have washed away homes, crops and livestock, leaving many people in urgent need of shelter and food. There are fears of outbreaks of cholera in some of the worst affected regions.
Much of the devastation in west Africa has been concentrated in the north of Ghana. In east Africa the floods have exacerbated the situation for many people who were already living in camps or who had recently returned to their abandoned homes following years of conflict in northern Uganda and Sudan.
Christian Aid is already responding to the floods in Sudan through local partner organisations in Renk, in southern Sudan. They are providing essential items such as plastic sheeting, mosquito nets and cooking utensils and planning the longer term recovery work for the affected families.
Christian Aid has been working closely with partners overseas to monitor the situation and will be providing further support as and where the need is greatest.