Natural disasters

Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, was again hit by floods on Tuesday after heavy rain fell there all morning. At least four people have died in the floods. And in several neighborhoods, residents woke up with their feet in the water in a city that is expanding more and more. as reported from Kinshasa,…

More than 180,000 inhabitants of central and northern Congo spend their annual feast with their feet in the water. These residents, located along the Congo River and its tributary, the Ubangi, are victims of floods caused by rain that has been falling continuously since October in the country. The government, which has declared a state of humanitarian emergency, is preparing to deploy aid and is urging partners to follow it. From Makotimpko to Liranga via Mossaka or Loukoklela, the humanitarian was able to carry out…

Northern Ethiopia has been hit by a number of pure disasters this yr. First, the worst 25-year-old grasshopper invasion destroyed a whole bunch of hundreds of hectares of crops and additional weakened meals safety within the Horn of Africa. One other damaging pure phenomenon is the report flood over the last wet season that displaced greater than 300,000 individuals within the nation. A brand new local…

Nearly 70 villages and at least 46,000 people have been affected by flooding in northern Congo-Brazzaville in the province of Likouala after heavy rains continued to fall this week in the area. An assessment mission went to the area to estimate the humanitarian consequences, while many victims were already trying to recover from the floods last year.…

The phenomenon is recurring in this area, and this year it promises to be even more difficult. The latest food insecurity study (April 2020) estimates that 1.6 million people in the Great South are having difficulty accessing food due to drought, including 500,000 who are facing severe food insecurity and in need of urgent help. Earlier this week, an emergency mission was deployed to Amboasary Atsimo, and a meeting was held on Wednesday, September 30, between local authorities and organizations fighting hunger following a…