West and Central Africa: Floods 2024

After historic floods, the Senegalese army has been mobilised to evacuate villagers and livestock in areas along the Senegal River in the north and east of the country. Despite no recent rains, many areas remain submerged, creating need for food, clean water,...

The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) has reported extensive flooding across Sierra Leone, significantly impacting communities, farmlands, businesses, and infrastructure. By September 23, 2024, the NDMA identified 27 flood events across multiple...

Severe flooding in Cameroon's Far North region has affected over 158,620 people, including 38,069 women of reproductive age and 4,133 pregnant women. The hardest-hit areas are Mayo-Tsanaga, Mayo-Danay, and Logone-and-Chari divisions, with significant damage...

In the early hours of August 20, 2024, the Kiri Dam in Tudun Tsira, Shelleng LGA, Adamawa State, breached its banks, resulting in severe flooding across the communities of Kwakwambe, Lure, Nbalang, Imburu, and Bare in the Numan Local Government Area. The...

Seasonal forecasts of agro-hydro-climatic characteristics for the Sahelian and Sudanian zones of West Africa and the Sahel (PRESASS 2024) predicted above-average cumulative rainfall for the June-August period in flood-prone areas. According to rainfall data...

Recent torrential rains and strong winds have destroyed 1,700 houses and caused the displacing of a further 3,300 people. (UNFPA, 3 Sep 2024) In the Central African Republic (CAR), torrential rains and strong winds affected 2,700 people and destroyed 500...

The humanitarian impact of the widespread flooding caused by rainfall and strong winds that has been affecting central and south-western Chad since mid-May is increasing. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), as of 7...

During the night of July 29 to 30, 2024, heavy rainfall caused flooding and severe damage in 14 neighborhoods of the urban commune of Siguiri and 4 surrounding sub-prefectures. [...] The flood on July 30, 2024, wreaked havoc across more than 23 localities,...

Since 22 July, Bla town, in Segou region (central Mali), has been experiencing days with heavy rainfall, causing floods that have resulted in damage. According to UN OCHA, as of 29 July, 8,700 people have been affected in the aforementioned town. Regional...

According to Liberia’s National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), recent unprecedented floods in Liberia have killed two people and displaced nearly 50,000. The torrential rains on 28 June displaced 8,000 people, and severely damaged homes, schools, and...

As of 11 June, 26 communes across Niger have been affected by heavy rainfall and floods. The worst affected communes include 15 in Maradi in the south-central part of the country, five in Tahoua in the west, three in Tillabéri in the southwestern, two in...

Since April, there have been floods in several parts of the country, the worst of which occurred in Boulsa in the province of Namentenga, in the Centre-Nord region. On the night of 29 May 2024, the town of Boulsa was hit by torrential rain between 8pm and...

In the last few days, heavy rainfall has affected parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), particularly the eastern and southern areas, causing floods and triggering landslides that resulted in casualties and damage. According to media, as of 28...