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Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) —Intense rainfall and severe flooding since mid-December 2025 have affected around 1.3 million people in southern Africa, destroyed houses and critical infrastructure and disrupted access to health services, heightening risks of water- and mosquito-borne diseases. About half of the people affected are in Mozambique, according to preliminary assessments [...]
©- - 26 january 2026 - 08:15:39 - thread Environment (595 words)


Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Nearly 600,000 people have been affected by severe flooding across southern and central Mozambique. Weeks of heavy and sustained rainfall have caused homes to collapse and roads to wash away, displacing more than 73,000 people, according to figures from the IOM. Flooding has been reported in 10 of Mozambique's [...]
©- - 24 january 2026 - 07:13:30 - thread Environment (224 words)


Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Catastrophic flooding across Mozambique is devastating lives and livelihoods, sharply increasing the risk of disease outbreaks and malnutrition, while also forcing dangerous wildlife – including crocodiles – into flooded urban areas, the UN warned on Tuesday.The head of aid coordination office, OCHA, in the country, Paola [...]
©- - 21 january 2026 - 07:55:18 - thread Environment (558 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Government on Sunday declared a national disaster after severe weather conditions led to deadly floods across the eastern parts of the country.Heavy rainfall, strong winds, lightning and flooding have resulted in at least 16 deaths, significant damage to infrastructure and property, [...]
©- - 19 january 2026 - 07:21:49 - thread Environment (193 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Residents and tourists in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province are bracing for a grim Christmas following severe flooding that has devastated the region.Roads and bridges were washed away, and the authorities have confirmed that at least four people have died.Rescue teams found two bodies and [...]
©- - 23 december 2025 - 07:56:18 - thread Environment (126 words)


Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation has said that the rise in the level of the River Nile in the country is due to climate change and not recently inaugurated Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).In statement following rise in the levels of the various [...]
©- - 01 october 2025 - 09:18:09 - thread Environment (705 words)


Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world’s water resources face growing pressure from climate change while emergencies involving the life-giving resource are increasingly impacting lives and livelihoods, the UN World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said on Thursday.“Water-related hazards continue to cause major devastation this year,” said Celeste Saulo, WMO Secretary-General. “The latest [...]
©- - 19 september 2025 - 04:43:50 - thread Environment (623 words)


Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Over 100,000 people in South Sudan have been displaced by what the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has called “new deadly floods”.In recent weeks, widespread flooding has engulfed large parts of Jonglei, Upper Nile and Unity states in the north of the country, UN News reported.The [...]
©- - 13 september 2025 - 05:54:49 - thread Environment (441 words)


Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - From the Himalayas to rural Texas, deadly floods this month have killed hundreds and exposed dangerous gaps in early warning systems, the UN’s weather agency warned, linking the devastation to rapid urbanization, land-use change and a warming climate that traps more moisture in the atmosphere.The UN [...]
©- - 22 july 2025 - 06:32:15 - thread Environment (740 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Eastern Cape provincial government of South Africa on Monday said 102 bodies have been recovered following last month's devastating floods.The OR Tambo district remains the hardest hit with 78 fatalities.Authorities say 96 bodies have been identified and handed over to families, while six [...]
©- - 01 july 2025 - 07:14:11 - thread Environment (210 words)


Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $150 million for the Gabon Urban Development project (in French: “Projet d’aménagement et de développement des Infrastructures du Gabon (PADIG)”) to enhance access to climate-resilient urban infrastructure and public facilities, and to mitigate flood risks in selected secondary cities.The project employs [...]
©- - 13 june 2025 - 10:07:41 - thread Environment (342 words)


Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Economic Commission for West African States (ECOWAS) has released 392.357 million CFA francs to help Benin's 2022 flood victims, the Beninese Ministry of the Interior and Public Security announced on Wednesday.This assistance, which will cover victims in 48 of Benin's 77 Communes, is in support [...]
©- - 17 july 2024 - 13:06:41 - thread Environment (164 words)


Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 228 people have been killed in Kenya, where heavy rainstorms and flooding continue to hit homes, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday. The latest death toll from the floods follows the recovery of nearly 10 more bodies from Maai Mahiu, in Central Kenya, 70 km [...]
©- - 05 may 2024 - 19:37:42 - thread Environment (486 words)


Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 210 people have been killed following heavy rainstorms pounding Kenya over the past few days, Interior Ministry officials said on Friday. The Interior Ministry Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki said at least 91 others were still missing after various incidences of the flooding. The Ministry issued mandatory [...]
©- - 03 may 2024 - 14:34:16 - thread Environment (458 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - All the public and private underground water sources in the city of Derna, in the far east of Libya, are polluted by bacterial contamination, following the floods that hit the city and other towns in the east of the country, the Directorate General of Environmental Sanitation [...]
©- - 28 september 2023 - 12:14:17 - thread Environment (358 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $135 million in financing for Senegal to help the country reduce and anticipate flood risks in peri-urban areas by strengthening urban planning and management capacities. In its announcement, the World Bank said that this financing is the second granted to the Stormwater [...]
©- - 30 june 2023 - 08:24:17 - thread Environment (334 words)


Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) has made cash transfers to 3,260 Burundian households or nearly 16,300 people in areas at high risk of flooding, mainly along the coast of Lake Tanganyika, the UN humanitarian agency said Tuesday. In a statement, WFP said it had received funding of [...]
©- - 02 may 2023 - 16:03:27 - thread Environment (250 words)


Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government has taken a number of emergency measures to help victims of the current year during its council of ministers meeting on Wednesday. "In view of the difficulties experienced by the disaster-stricken populations, the government has decided to provide them with the necessary assistance, in [...]
©- - 19 october 2022 - 19:06:22 - thread Environment (187 words)


Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The World Bank is to disburse to Benin some $200 million to help the country effectively fight floods, sources close to the Ministry of Economy and Finance said on Tuesday. This money will be used to implement the "Building Resilient and Inclusive Cities" (BRIC) project, which will [...]
©- - 18 october 2022 - 18:26:25 - thread Environment (141 words)


Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Floods in the West African state of Burkina Faso in 2021 affected about 130,500 people in the 13 regions, with 41 deaths. This was announced by Ursule Kaboré, Secretary-General of the Ministry in charge of Humanitarian Action on Thursday on the occasion of the International Day [...]
©- - 14 october 2022 - 11:53:43 - thread Environment (298 words)


Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has told  a meeting on mobilising climate financing held on the sidelines of the 77th UN General Assembly in New York that there is a need for countries to raise investments and focus on saving and protecting lives and the ecosystems. According to [...]
©- - 22 september 2022 - 13:11:10 - thread Environment (286 words)


Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The U.S. Embassy in Banjul has donated $250,000 in humanitarian assistance to the Red Cross to assist victims of the recent floods in The Gambia, Sharon L. Cromer, the Ambassador, announced on Wednesday. “The United States provides this humanitarian aid to help those affected by the recent floods [...]
©- - 07 september 2022 - 14:17:25 - thread Environment (224 words)


Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Sanna Dahaba, executive director of the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), has confirmed the demise of two minors as a result of downpours and flash floods experienced in most parts of the country. He noted that the magnitude of the entire disaster could not be ascertained at [...]
©- - 01 august 2022 - 15:33:29 - thread Environment (237 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – United Nations (UN) officials have arrived in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province as part of a three-day visit to the flood-ravaged region. President Cyril Ramaphosa last week declared a National State of Disaster to address the flooding crisis that has left more than 440 people dead. [...]
©- - 26 april 2022 - 11:24:21 - thread Environment (176 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Following an emergency meeting on Sunday, the South African Cabinet has announced that a National State of Disaster must be implemented with immediate effect to address the flooding crisis that has left more than 440 people dead. Thousands more have been displaced and damages are [...]
©- - 19 april 2022 - 09:44:43 - thread Environment (303 words)


Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency warned on Tuesday  that prolonged flooding and displacement in South Sudan is expected to worsen when the wet season begins in May and called for action to protect already vulnerable populations from its worst impacts.  South Sudan – a fragile country struggling to [...]
©- - 29 march 2022 - 12:36:51 - thread Environment (388 words)


Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The flooding of Lake Albert, in Africa’s Great Lakes Region, has caused huge economic losses on the shores of Uganda, where people are already struggling to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. A UN report said in Buliisa district alone, situated on the north-eastern edge [...]
©- - 14 march 2022 - 05:38:05 - thread Environment (432 words)


Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Two separate tropical weather systems in Madagascar have left at least 34 dead and triggered flooding and landslides, particularly in the capital, Antananarivo, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported Tuesday. Over the last week intense rainfall has pummelled the African island country in the [...]
©- - 26 january 2022 - 05:44:18 - thread Environment (603 words)


Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has released 135,000 euros to Guinea to assist families affected by recent floods in the West African country. The humanitarian fund is intended for families in the capital,  Conakry, Siguiri in the south-east and Guéckédou in the south. The money is expected to help [...]
©- - 05 october 2021 - 11:43:58 - thread Environment (215 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has forecast more devastating floods from the end of August to early October in some states of the federation including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Already, the agency said in line with its earlier predictions, Lagos, Nasarawa, Anambra, Abia, Kwara, Kaduna, Rivers, [...]
©- - 29 july 2021 - 15:05:53 - thread Environment (244 words)


Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 52,000 people have been displaced by flooding in Burundi since March this year, following the rise of waters in Lake Tanganyika and most need humanitarian assistance, according to the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM). Incessant heavy rains, followed by floods, landslides, and strong winds have [...]
©- - 17 july 2021 - 17:12:28 - thread Environment (160 words)


Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - More than 314,000 people in Mozambique have been affected by Tropical Cyclone Eloise, and this figure could rise in the days ahead as teams reach further areas hardest-hit by floods, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Although the ex-Eloise weather system [...]
©- - 30 january 2021 - 06:57:34 - thread Environment (678 words)


Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Gati, which made landfall on 22 November in Puntland’s Bari region in Somalia, has displaced 70,000 people, the UN says. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in news dispatch that the heavy rains and strong winds triggered flash floods along [...]
©- - 24 november 2020 - 09:10:40 - thread Environment (333 words)


Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of State for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Henri Djombo, on Thursday alerted the humanitarian coordinator of the United Nations systems, calling for emergency humanitarian aid for the departments of Likouala, Sangha, Cuvette and Plateaux, which have been hit by floods, the Congolese public [...]
©- - 05 november 2020 - 17:23:33 - thread Environment (246 words)


Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The Somalia Humanitarian Fund (SHF) has released US$9.26 million to scale up priority life-saving assistance to nearly 300,000 people affected by floods in Somalia. These critical funds, part of the SHF 2020 Reserve Allocation, will support national and international non-governmental partners operating in Banadir, Hiraan, Lower Juba, [...]
©- - 15 october 2020 - 15:06:57 - thread Environment (433 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government on Monday in Abuja inaugurated a high-level committee for the development of National Flood Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan to effectively tackle flooding across the country. Speaking at the inauguration, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social [...]
©- - 12 october 2020 - 19:10:16 - thread Environment (527 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Catastrophic flooding and rising food and health costs in Sudan, have driven up the number of people in need, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in an alert on Friday.  Authorities declared a three-month state of emergency in early September after the worst flooding in 30 years.  To date, more than 860,000 people [...]
©- - 02 october 2020 - 16:41:19 - thread Environment (697 words)


Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Torrential rains and flooding across South Sudan have created the threat of “catastrophic” hunger levels and left hundreds of thousands of people homeless, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.  Some 700,000 people are in crisis after flood waters swept across the country, submerging villages, land and livestock, according [...]
©- - 29 september 2020 - 16:34:54 - thread Environment (718 words)


Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The United States Ambassador to Niger, Eric. P. Whitaker, on Monday announced that the US government, responding to a call from Nigerien Prime Minister, Brigi Rafini, for assistance to flood victims in Niger, on Monday provided "a financial support of US$ 600,000 or more than 3 [...]
©- - 28 september 2020 - 18:25:24 - thread Environment (205 words)


Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Humanitarians have stepped up assistance to communities “on the brink”, who have been affected by devastating flooding in Africa’s Sahel region, where several hundred thousand people have been displaced by seasonal rains. Niger has been hardest hit, said the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Thursday, with [...]
©- - 25 september 2020 - 05:22:46 - thread Environment (564 words)


Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The reopening of schools, scheduled for October 1, 2020, has been shifted to October 15 following severe flooding across Niger. According to the government, institutions affected are pre-primary, primary and secondary schools, vocational and technical training institutions. According to a government press release, floods have caused a large [...]
©- - 22 september 2020 - 18:10:40 - thread Environment (213 words)


Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Rising water levels in the Niger River has displaced more than 8,000 families in the commune of Malanville in the northeast border with Niger, official sources said here Friday. “The floods have affected about 8,022 families or some 56,254 victims in Malanville. Nearly 5,644.75 ha of crops [...]
©- - 18 september 2020 - 20:40:44 - thread Environment (246 words)


Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Floods have caused a total of 71,341 casualties, 13 deaths and 50 injuries in Burkina Faso since April, the Burkinabe government announced on Monday, after declaring a state of natural disaster and 5 billion CFA francs for reconstruction. According to the situation report covering the period [...]
©- - 14 september 2020 - 15:02:46 - thread Environment (157 words)


Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Heavy rains have washed away two people in Tunisia, including a five-year-old child, where the northern and Sahel regions have recorded large amounts of rainfall that caused rivers to overflow, leading to floods. A source close to the Tunisian Civil Protection agency said on Friday that the [...]
©- - 11 september 2020 - 09:32:37 - thread Environment (184 words)


Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso on Wednesday declared a state of natural disaster after 13 people died in floods following heavy rains in the country since last week, the government announced in Ouagadougou. "The heavy rains caused 13 deaths, injured 19 persons and caused extensive damage," said Culture Minister [...]
©- - 09 september 2020 - 17:28:06 - thread Environment (122 words)


Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien President, Issoufou Mahamadou, on Wednesday visited Niamey neighbourhoods along the Niger River, affected by floods which hit the Nigerien capital in recent days. His visits took him to the neighbourhoods on the Right Bank which was hit on Monday, August 31, and to Saga, located in [...]
©- - 09 september 2020 - 17:22:23 - thread Environment (319 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Nine persons have died and nearly 478,000 have been affected by floods in about 50 locations around Mali since the beginning of the 2020 rainy  season, according to the Directorate of Civil Protection, which also said that the floods have hit over 27,500 households throughout the [...]
©- - 09 september 2020 - 14:00:04 - thread Environment (342 words)


Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The death toll in floods in northern Ghana after heavy rains and spillage of water from the Bagre dam in Burkina Faso has risen to 10, according to officials of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO. Six people are said to have died in the Upper East [...]
©- - 09 september 2020 - 10:34:23 - thread Environment (246 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Government of Senegalese will release an emergency fund of 10 billion CFA francs to fight against floods that occurred last weekend throughout the country, President Macky Sall announced on Tuesday evening.  The three billion CFA francs will be used to provide direct support to the affected [...]
©- - 09 september 2020 - 09:40:21 - thread Environment (207 words)


Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Four women were killed Friday night in flooding caused by heavy rains in Burkina Faso. According to the Mayor's office of Ouagadougou, a pregnant woman drowned in the capital. In Kaya, in the north-central part of the country, three internally displaced women were killed when their makeshift [...]
©- - 05 september 2020 - 18:07:20 - thread Environment (156 words)

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