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Liberia

Liberia - Floods (NDMA Liberia, UN OCHA, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 17 July 2024)

  • Since the beginning of the rainy season, Liberia has been experiencing widespread floods that have resulted in casualties and damage.
  • According to UN OCHA, two people died, and 50,000 others have been displaced across the country. Several houses have been damaged, as well as schools and hospitals. According to the National Disaster Management Agency of Liberia (NDMA), an estimated 100,000 people are at risk of further flooding, windstorms, and coastal erosion during this rainy season.
  • NDMA and the UN are working together to address the country's crisis.
  • For the next 24 hours, moderate to locally heavy rainfall is forecasted across western and central Liberia.