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Date of event
06-08-2023
What happened, where and when?
Guinea experienced persistent torrential rains from the beginning of August 2023. The highest recorded incidents occurred on Sunday, 6 August 2023 in Coyah, and on Friday, 11 August 2023 in Conakry and Siguiri. These rains caused associated impact, including ooding in low-lying areas and the overow of rivers. Major roads in Conakry and Siguiri were rendered impassable due to the oodwaters, heavily constraining vehicles, and forcing pedestrians to nd alternative routes. Dierent prefectures across the country continued to experience heavy rains, which led to ooding in additional communities and increased the number of aected people. Moreover, the oods aected areas had already been facing acute humanitarian needs due to economic hardship and nancial instability. The current disaster aggravated the severity of the situation for these vulnerable communities.
The Guinea Meteorological Department had predicted continuous rains in August and September across all prefectures. Further sustained heavy rainfall was expected to trigger additional ooding in low-lying communities near rivers and streams. Urban ooding was also possible in areas with poor drainage systems. Sites downstream from large rivers were vulnerable to ash ooding after relatively short periods of intense rainfall. These rains caused further damage to infrastructure, road closures, and contamination.