Since mid-August, Sierra Leone has been experiencing heavy rainfall that caused flash floods and mudslides resulting in casualties and damage. According to the International Federation of Red Cross...
A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone has been experiencing persistent torrential rains since mid-August 2022. The highest recorded incident was...
SITUATION OVERVIEW As of 9 September 2022, flooding affected 1.4 million people in 19 countries in West and Central Africa. Heavy rains and floods continued to take a significant toll on human life,...
A mining dam located in the area of Jagersfontein Town (southern Free State Province, central South Africa) collapsed on 11 September, causing floods and mudflow that have resulted in casualties and...
Basic Education Deputy Minister, Dr Reginah Mhaule, has sent her appreciation to the Global Fund Adolescents and Young People (AYP) Programme for the donation of school uniforms, stationery packs,...
While facing the day-to-day news stream, the most recent tragic events, such as heat waves, droughts, forest fires, and monsoon floods last July and August, tend to supersede the recollection of...
Heavy rainfall triggered flooding over many areas in West Africa and eastern Africa Africa Weather Hazards After 9 weeks below normal rainfall, drought has been reported in southwestern Ethiopia...
Overview: In East Africa, harvesting of main season cereals is complete or nearing completion in the south. Poor to failure crop conditions have resulted in parts of Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, and the...
In the first months of 2022, cyclonic activity in the South-West Indian Ocean intensified, with severe tropical weather systems killing at least 890 people and affecting over 2.8 million people...
Maputo, Mozambique, 5 September 2022 (WMO) – The need for a major expansion in early warning systems in Southern Africa to protect lives and livelihoods from increasingly extreme weather and climate...