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Description of the crisis
Since July 2024, Chad has experienced torrential rains that have caused successive waves of both rainfall and river flooding. This situation escalated into an unprecedented crisis. According to UNOCHA Situation Report No.4 of 15 October 2024, Chadian authorities and partners reported 1,941,869 people (including 342,471 households) affected by these floods, including 576 deaths. These floods affected all 23 provinces of the country to varying degrees. The most affected provinces are Lake (more than 277,409 people), Mandoul (267,408), Moyen Chari (245,531), Tandjilé (226,535), Mayo-Kebbi East (218,238), and Batha (172,750). In addition, these floods also destroyed 432,203 hectares of crops, and more than 72,170 cattle were washed away. The impact of this season's floods has increased, with river flooding continuing to threaten riverine populations until November 2024.
This situation led the National Flood Management Committee of Chad, established as a crisis cell for these floods by the authorities, to classify the 23 provinces into three categories according to their impact and vulnerability, with 12 designated as priorities, namely Lake, Mandoul, Tandjilé, Mayo Kebbi East, Logone Oriental, Batha, Guera, Salamat,
Ennedi West, Borkou, Ennedi East and Tibesti. Assessments conducted by RCT branches and other Movement partners show that from October 2024, cumulative impacts in these provinces and humanitarian needs continue to increase, requiring large-scale humanitarian assistance for populations already affected and those still at risk.
As of October 15, the Ministry of Water and Energy had confirmed that, starting from October 10, water levels of the Logone and Chari rivers were expected to begin decreasing in the south of the country. In Moundou, the Logone dropped from 495 cm on October 1 to 435 cm on October 10. Similarly, the level of the Chari River at the Sarh station decreased from 686 cm on October 1 to 677 cm on October 10. However, the rise of the Chari’s waters led to an increase in N'Djamena, where the level went from 762 cm on October 1 to 819 cm on October 10, 2024.