Since 2018, natural disasters, in particular torrential rains, floods and strong winds that occurred in Burundi affected 588,053 persons, including 134,351 individuals that have been displaced. During this period, the main affected provinces were Bujumbura Rural (131,943 affected persons), Ngozi (111,196 affected persons) and Kirundo (98,556 affected persons). Alongside the severe human impact, these natural disasters destroyed many houses, infrastructures and crop fields in the country.