Tanzania: Floods - Apr 2014 Updates (Maps / Infographics)

Situation Overview The 2014/2015 Southern African rainfall season, which stretches from October to May , saw severe floods in the east of the region. The remainder of the region experienced poor...

Situation Overview During the 2013/2014 rainfall season (October 2013 - May 2014), severe weather events caused flooding in several Southern African countries, with almost all affected by some level...

Abnormal dryness continues for another week across parts of the Greater Horn of Africa. Heavy rain reduces long-term rainfall deficits in far western West Africa.

Heavy rains increase already substantial thirty-day rainfall surpluses in Cote D’Ivoire and South Sudan. An increase in rain is observed across dry portions of central Somalia, though, dryness...

Poorly distributed seasonal rainfall since February has led to deteriorating ground conditions in western Angola. As seasonal rains are expected to decline this month, these long-term moisture...

Malawi: Floods are being reported in the northern district of Karonga. Assessments are still ongoing, but preliminary information indicates that around 2,200 households have been affected, with 600...

Decreased amounts of precipitation were observed across parts of Ethiopia during the middle of April

Comoros: UNESCO and the Indian Ocean Commission sent experts from 16 to 18 April to assess the cracked soil and landslide in Anjouan, following rains from Tropical Cyclone Hellen and an earlier 4.8...

SITUATION • Heavy rainfall affected the eastern coasts of Tanzania in the past week, causing floods and casualties. As can be seen in the inset map, between 1 and 15 April the region of Dar-es-Salaam...

Significantly heavy amounts of rainfall are expected to worsen flooding conditions across eastern Tanzania. Poorly distributed seasonal rainfall since February has led to deteriorating ground...

This map presents the estimated total rainfall accumulation for the United Republic of Tanzania covering the period 9 to 13 April 2014. This total estimate was derived from the Tropical Rainfall...

Comoros: Tropical Cyclone Hellen passed about 100 km south of the Comoros between 28 to 29 March 2014. Initial findings indicate that on Anjouan Island, 7,869 people have been displaced and are being...