Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Eighty-six people were reported missing after a boat mishap on river Kwa, near Lediba village of Maï-Ndombe province,  south-west of DR Congo, on Monday night, according to local police Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - “Unprecedented and devastating” flooding in east Africa has triggered widespread displacement with hundreds of thousands forced from their homes in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Ethiopia and Tanzania, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday Full text...

Dar es Salaam (PANA) - Hundreds of thousands of lives have been impacted by recent heavy rainfall and massive floods in parts of Eastern Africa as the UN continues to offer support to governments across the region Full text...

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 Full text...

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations and partners continue to support authorities across East Africa as the region braces for more of the heavy rains and severe flooding that have reportedly killed upwards of 350 people since March Full text...

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 Full text...

New York, US (PANA) -The UN and humanitarian partners have provided emergency support for over 124,000 people in Kenya, where heavy rains continue to cause chaos, the UN said on Wednesday, as the UN chief extended his condolences to countries across the region where hundreds of lives have been lost in recent days due to flooding Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday reiterated the UN’s continued commitment to Kenya in the wake of deadly floods caused by weeks of heavy rains that continue to affect the region Full text...

Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Seasonal rains in Somalia, which come between April and June – referred to as the “Gu” rains – have intensified, resulting in flash floods in Somaliland, Hirshabelle and South West States, and the Banadir region, over the past five days, according to reports from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Full text...

Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - About 220,000 people require immediate humanitarian assistance due to the catastrophic impact of Tuesday’s tropical cyclone Gamane in northeast Madagascar Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan authorities have failed to investigate the responsibility of powerful military and political actors in the catastrophic floods in the eastern city of Derna, Amnesty International (AI) has deplored, saying they have also failed to ensure that those affected have equal access to compensation Full text...

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to grapple with devastating flooding, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths this week allocated $6 milion from the Organisation’s core humanitarian fund to support the response, his office reported on Thursday Full text...

Washington, United States (PANA) - Reconstruction and recovery needs following the catastrophic flooding in eastern Libya last September are estimated at $1 Full text...

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Unprecedented flooding in the Republic of the Congo has left more than 350,000 people in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, the UN aid coordination office OCHA said on Friday Full text...

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Widespread flooding due to unusually heavy rainfall in the Republic of Congo has left more than 336,000 people in need of urgent humanitarian assistance, the World Health Organization said on Friday Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – An independent inquiry is needed to review failings in Libyan authorities’ management of catastrophic flooding in the east in September 2023, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday Full text...

Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Flooding in Somalia has uprooted more than one million people and killed 110, UN humanitarians in the country said in their latest situation report on Monday Full text...

Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Deadly torrential rains and floods have affected more than two million people in several areas of Somalia, with over 100 killed and 750,000 displaced from their homes, the authorities and humanitarian partners said on Thursday in the capital, Mogadishu Full text...

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Severe floods in the Horn of Africa have affected tens of thousands of displaced families in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, putting lives and livelihoods at risk, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has stressed the need to accelerate the pace of work and coordination of all institutions to help citizens in the areas affected by last month's storm in the east Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The head of the UN mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has hit out against ‘unilateral and competing initiatives’ being proposed by authorities in the divided country to rebuild the shattered city of Derna, and other flood-affected areas Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - As heavy rains continue in Niger, UN humanitarians are growing increasingly concerned by flooding which is hitting the south of the country hard Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has held consultations with the European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, on the political situation and the repercussions of the floods caused by storm Daniel on the eastern city of Derna Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than 16,000 children are displaced in eastern Libya following Africa’s deadliest storm in recorded history, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Thursday, highlighting the urgent need for psychosocial care Full text...

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 of the Ministry of Local Government said Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Culture and Cognitive Development has announced it is carrying out an inventory of damage caused to heritage, cultural and historical sites in the eastern city of Derna following storm Daniel that caused severe damage and loss of life and property Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohamed al-Haweij, has launched an initiative to rehouse families affected by flooding in the city of Derna and other areas in the eastern region hit by storm Daniel Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Post-traumatic stress and anxiety has become a daily challenge for thousands of Libyans who survived Storm Daniel nearly two weeks ago, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has decided not to participate in the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly in order to devote himself to efforts to counter the effects of the floods caused by Storm Daniel, which swept through several towns and regions in the east of the country, leaving thousands dead and as many missing and displaced Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Libya, Abdallah Bathily, has urged Libyans to continue working together to cope with the devastating effects of the Storm Daniel, which has killed some 3,000 people, according to official figures Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN system is providing aid to areas in eastern Libya impacted by the weekend floods and a disaster assessment team has been deployed to support government response and relief operations, the UN said on Wednesday Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States has expressed its sympathies and condolences to Libya as thousands of people are feared dead in devastating floods in the northeast of the North African country Full text...

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 Full text...

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 Full text...

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced in a statement on Tuesday that it had handed over 106 shelters made of durable materials to victims of the 2021 floods in the south of the country Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief is “deeply saddened” by the loss of life and heavy damage triggered in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during the worst floods to hit the country since 2019, his spokesperson said on Wednesday Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The bodies of two missing persons whose vehicle was submerged following heavy rains and floods in some parts of Libya have been found in Gharyane, 80 km southwest of Tripoli, the Libyan Interior Ministry announced on Sunday Full text...

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is warning of surging needs for more than 3 Full text...

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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 Full text...

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 Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Above-average rainfall and devastating flooding across West and Central Africa has affected five million people in 19 countries across the region Full text...

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 Full text...

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 Full text...

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday pledged support for over 500,000 victims of floods in Nigeria since the beginning of the year, saying that he has been receiving regular updates on the situation Full text...

N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Torrential rainfall has triggered unprecedented flooding in Chad, affecting more than 340,000 people living in 55,000 households Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - About 200,000 people across Sudan have been impacted by heavy rains and flooding since the start of the rainy season in May and there are fears the number could rise in the coming weeks Full text...

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 Full text...

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 Full text...