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FLOODING SITUATION OVERVIEW The rainy season across most of West Africa is drawing to a close, but the effects of the floods across the region are still ongoing for many of those affected. The total...

FLOODING SITUATION OVERVIEW Although rainfall is decreasing in the West and Central Africa region, it continues to cause damage and to affect new populations. In total, 7.1 million people have been...

Produced by OCHA’s Regional Office for West and Central Africa, in collaboration with the Humanitarian Advocacy and Communication Technical Working Group and other regional working groups. OCHA...

FLOODING SITUATION OVERVIEW Torrential rains and severe flooding have affected approximately 6.9 million people in West and Central Africa so far in 2024. Out of 16 countries that have been hit by...

FLOODING SITUATION OVERVIEW Torrential rains and severe flooding have affected nearly 6.6 million people in West and Central Africa so far in 2024. This figure already exceeds last year’s total for...

FLOODING SITUATION OVERVIEW Torrential rains and severe flooding have affected more than 4.4 million people in West and Central Africa so far in 2024. This represents an increase of 2.1 million...

FLOODING SITUATION OVERVIEW Torrential rains and severe flooding have affected more than 2.30 million people in West and Central Africa in 2024. The most affected countries are Chad with 1 million...

FLOODING SITUATION OVERVIEW The forecasts for the 2024 season are corroborated to date and the damage is starting to emerge barely two months after the start of the 2024 rainy season in the region...

Investments in preparedness, prevention and response measures needed to mitigate impact on people’s livelihoods and well-being Dakar, 13 August 2024: Just two months into the 2024 rainy season in...

FLOODING SITUATION OVERVIEW In West and Central Africa, the effects of climate change encompass both slow-onset phenomena, such as rising temperatures, droughts and soil degradation, as well as...

FLOODING SITUATION OVERVIEW In West and Central Africa, the effects of climate change encompass both slow-onset phenomena, such as rising temperatures and droughts, as well as sudden onset events,...

SITUATION OVERVIEW As the West and Central Africa region reached the tail end of its rainy season, significant damage continued to occur due to flooding, with notable impact on people’s lives and...

Situation Overview The rainy season in West and Central africa is reaching its tail end and no significant flooding was reported for the first week of November. The region continues to suffer from...

Situation Overview The region of West and Central Africa is increasingly impacted by flooding. This week, over 30,000 people are directly affected, mainly in Ghana and Niger. Hundreds of homes,...

SITUATION OVERVIEW The rainy season, which began early this year, continues to cause significant human and material damage in several West African countries. More than 800 people have died as a...

SITUATION OVERVIEW As West Africa enters in the rainy season and Central Africa is slowly exciting from the rainy season devastating effects of heavy rains and flooding are seen. The region has...

SITUATION OVERVIEW In 2022, the West and Central African regions experienced one of the worst flooding disasters on record, affecting over 8.5 million people in 20 countries. The heavy rains and...

SITUATION OVERVIEW As of 15 December 2022, the worst flooding in years affected 8.2 million people in 20 countries in West and Central Africa. Heavy rains and floods continued to take a significant...

SITUATION OVERVIEW As of 8 November 2022, the worst flooding in years affected 5.9 million people in 20 countries in West and Central Africa. Heavy rains and floods continued to take a significant...

SITUATION OVERVIEW As of 9 September 2022, flooding affected 1.4 million people in 19 countries in West and Central Africa. Heavy rains and floods continued to take a significant toll on human life,...