West Africa, floods and Food Crisis
Over 1,000 People Have Died In Western and Central Africa Floods
Nearly one million people have been forced to flee their homes after floods devastated towns across western and central Africa, humanitarian agencies said.
Africa Floods Affect 4 Million People, Deepen Food Crisis
Floods across 14 central and West African nations have affected at least 4 million people — rendering many of them homeless — killed about 1,000 and are devastating crops in a region that’s already short of food and plagued by insecurity.
Extreme flooding devastates Africa and Europe, displacing millions
Increasingly warmer weather due to climate change is causing more extreme rainfall in some areas of the globe.
‘Water Is Coming.’ Floods Devastate West and Central Africa
Flooding caused by heavy rains has left more than 1,000 people dead and hundreds of thousands of homes destroyed.
West Africa to Get More Rain After Floods Affect Millions
West Africa faces more heavy rains this week after flooding in a region that’s seen at least 2.3 million people displaced by rising waters in 2024 alone.
Western African Floods Displace Millions, Deepen Food Crisis
Floods across a swath of central and West Africa have displaced at least 2.9 million people, killed about 1,000 and are devastating crops in a region that’s already short of food and plagued by insecurity.
Economic fallout deepens from West African floods
According to assessments made by four nations, the floods in West Africa have wiped out crops in an area that is already struggling with food shortages and instability, displacing at least 2.4 million people and killing around 1,
Africa Floods Prompt Warnings of Disease Outbreaks, Dam Bursts
Floods in Africa that are displacing millions of people from Guinea on the west coast to the Central African Republic more ...
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Deadly African floods stem from unusual atmospheric ingredients
At least 1,000 people have been killed and millions more displaced, by floods across Central and Western Africa. Parts of ...
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Floods in Nigeria’s north-east are aggravating a humanitarian crisis
Flood warnings had been ringing out across Nigeria’s north-east for weeks. Schools in Maiduguri were closed for a fortnight ...
How rising global heat connects catastrophic floods on four continents
Within weeks, catastrophic floods swept across four continents.
Floods wreak havoc across four continents
Extreme events are getting stronger everywhere, so we should expect floods to be bigger regardless of where we are,” said ...
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Epic floods are wreaking havoc from Africa to Asia to Europe
Three massive flood events across three continents have claimed over 1,500 lives and cost over $15 billion in September.
Historic rainfall inflicts chaotic floods across four continents
Severe rains bucketed down on central Europe, Africa, Shanghai and the U.S. Carolinas this week, underscoring the extreme ...