“About nine hours of torrential rainfall is a lot of water that is bound to cause some sort of havoc in a city like Lagos that...
A local who recorded the flood on camera was heard pleading for assistance from the Federal Government and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike.
According to Fernando Lopez, El Salvador's Environment Minister, low pressure over the Pacific Ocean caused the deluge, with tropical storm Alberto—which caused four fatalities in Mexico—having...
The beginning of the rainy season has primarily affected the Maradi region in central Niger, which is responsible for 14 of the fatalities, according to the...
The local governor told AFP on Monday that a dam burst in a community north of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, killing at least 42 people.
The current rainy season has seen more rainfall than typical in Tanzania and other East African countries, an area that is extremely vulnerable to climate change....
In Somalia, the government said last week that the death toll from the flash floods is close to 100, with more than 700,000 driven from their...
The Horn of Africa is one of the regions most vulnerable to climate change, and extreme weather events are occurring with increased frequency and intensity.
“Intense rain has led to this catastrophic situation in Sikkim where the rain has triggered a glacial lake outburst flood and damaged a dam, and caused...
He gave an assurance that the Agency would not relent in it’s determined effort in carrying out its mandate of preventing, and mitigating disasters through awareness...