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2007 African Nations flood: mainly Sudan, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, and many African country 2007 347 1996 Yemen flood: Yemen: 1996 345 1987 South Korea flood, mainly, Chungchongnam-do, Jeollanam-do, Kangwon, torrential rain, landslide South Korea: 1987 342 2006 East African Flood: Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia: 2006 315
Ethiopia saw one of its worst floods in August 2006. The 2005 African floods hit over 14 countries in Africa, affecting 2.5 million people and 250 deaths. [citation needed] The 2007 Mozambican flood affected 121,000 people and resulted in between 29 and 40 deaths. The 2008 Namibia floods affected 250,000 people, killing 42.
When the flood destroys the world, Manu – in some versions accompanied by the seven great sages – survives by boarding the ark, which Matsya pulls to safety. Norbert Oettinger argues that the story originally was about Yama , but that he was replaced by his brother Manu due to the social context of the authorship of the Shatapatha Brahmana.
Floods formed by various causes killed 1,216 people in Malawi, 552 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 198 in Mozambique, 186 in Kenya, 160 in Somalia, 135 in Rwanda, 95 in Tanzania, 40 in Madagascar, 29 in Ethiopia, 18 in Uganda, 15 in South Africa and another in Cameroon.
This year's floods killed around 1,500 people and displaced over 1 million more in West and Central Africa, according to the U.N. aid agency OCHA. The rainfall also overwhelmed dams in Nigeria and ...
Flash flooding washed away livestock and bridges in the Bari region, causing some fatalities. [9] [10] November 11, 2013 - A deep depression struck near the border of the Nugal and Bari regions and caused severe flash flooding. It was the deadliest tropical cyclone on record in Somalia, killing more than 162 people.
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]