At least 120 people have died in the floods which are submerging many regions of Kenya, a government official announced on Tuesday, while a previous toll showed 76 victims. “More than 89,000 families have been displaced and are taking refuge in 112 camps,” Raymond Omollo, a senior official at the …
Read More »At least two dead in floods in Beijing
At least two people died on Monday in the Chinese capital Beijing, placed on maximum alert for floods and landslides, due to torrential rains which have been falling on the region since Friday. Rescue services found two bodies in waterways in Beijing’s Mentougou district, according to the People’s Daily (state …
Read More »Nigeria: at least 600 dead and 1.3 million displaced due to floods
More than 600 people have died since June in the deadliest floods of the decade in Nigeria caused by exceptional rains, forcing 1.3 million inhabitants to flee their homes, according to a new report published by authorities. Since the start of the rainy season, many parts of Africa’s most populous …
Read More »Floods cause material damage and deaths in Algeria
Heavy rains recorded overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday in several regions of Algeria caused violent flooding in the wilaya of Bordj Bou Arreridj. According to a statement from the Algerian Civil Protection, one person died, while 36 others surrounded by water were evacuated. The floods were recorded in several municipalities …
Read More »“Floods killed more than 300 people in Nigeria this year” – emergency agency
Floods in Nigeria have killed at least 300 people this year and the situation could worsen due to heavy rainfall and the effects of excess water from a dam in Cameroon that will affect 14 Nigerian states, the disaster management agency said. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) held an …
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