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The 2020 East Africa floods were a natural disaster in Rwanda, Kenya, Somalia, Burundi, Ethiopia, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti and Tanzania, affecting at least 700,000 people. They began when excessive rains began falling in March, leading to massive flooding and landslides.
Deadly floods are wreaking havoc in many parts of East Africa that face torrential rainfall, with Burundi calling for international help to deal with the aftermath. Lake Tanganyika's rising waters ...
Beginning in August 2024, significant rainfall across eastern Africa caused Lake Victoria to reach record water levels, resulting in a significant flow of water on the Nile downstream towards South Sudan. This, coupled with heavy rainfall across South Sudan, resulted in significant flooding across much of South Sudan.
2024 Kenya–Tanzania floods; Date: April – May 2024: Location: Kenya, Tanzania: Type: ... One of the biggest drivers of heavy rain in East Africa is the Indian ...
More than 1 million people in East Africa are affected by flooding after higher than normal rainfall, an aid group said Friday. Parts of the region are bracing for a tropical storm, Kyarr, that ...
Flooded schools have been closed and emergency services have rescued people marooned by the flood waters. Flooding in Tanzania has killed 155 people as heavy rains continue in Eastern Africa Skip ...
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Frequent heavy rains causing damage and casualties between March and May are common in East Africa – in May 2020 around 80 people were killed by floods in Rwanda. Floods and droughts have increased in Rwanda over a 30-year period. [1] Rwanda's weather authority attributes the unusual rainfall patterns to climate change. [2]