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They began when excessive rains began falling in March, leading to massive flooding and landslides. They caused more than 430 deaths, notably in Kenya and Rwanda. In the fall another round of floods hit the African Sahel. [1] [2] Floods are the most frequent type of natural disaster and occur when an overflow of water submerges land that is ...
The 2018 East Africa Floods were a natural disaster in Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Somalia, Djibouti, and Burundi affecting millions of people. They began when excessive rains began falling in March 2018 following a year of severe drought, leading to massive flooding, landslides, and the failure and overflow of several dams.
In April, floods have killed at least 435 people, mostly in KwaZulu-Natal. [38] Nearly $1.6 billion USD had been caused. [39] Over 6,000 homes, mostly of poor construction, were damaged or destroyed by floods. [40] On December 3, floods affected a church in Johannesburg. Nine people were found dead and eight others were still missing. [41]
The 2009 Angola, Namibia and Zambia floods was a natural disaster which began in early March 2009 and resulted in the deaths of at least 131 people and otherwise affected around 445,000 people. The floods affected seven regions of Namibia, three provinces of Zambia, two regions of Angola and part of Botswana. The floodwaters damaged buildings ...
The 2007 floods of Africa was reported by the UN to be one of the worst flooding events in recorded history. [ citation needed ] The flooding started with rains on September 14, 2007 local time. Over 14 countries had been affected in the continent of Africa , 250 people were reported to have been killed and 1.5 million were otherwise impacted.
The 2024 South Sudan floods refer to catastrophic flooding across the African nation of South Sudan, resulting in "over 735,000 people across 38 of South Sudan’s 78 counties and the Abyei Administrative Area" being directly impacted, and 65,000 people being displaced, of which 41,000 were displaced from Warrap. [1] [2]
The flood destroyed two-thirds of Laingsburg's infrastructure, destroying 184 houses and 23 commercial buildings, including the town's old-age home. The flood killed 104 people, with 72 bodies never recovered. [6] A report published in January 1982 identified the geographical position of Laingsburg as making it particularly vulnerable to large ...