West Africa, floods and Food Crisis
‘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.
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.
Catastrophic Floods Devastate Central and West Africa
Torrential rains have led to disastrous floods across Central and West Africa, affecting over 4 million people. In Maiduguri, Nigeria, hundreds have been killed or displaced. The floods have worsened humanitarian crises previously caused by insurgencies and have highlighted Africa's vulnerability to extreme weather conditions.
West African floods displace 2.4 million and deepen food crisis
The deluge, which coincides with a crucial crop season, is being blamed on global warming. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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.
1,000 dead, million homeless as floods devastate west and central Africa
According to humanitarian agencies operating in the region, four million people have been affected by the floods and nearly one million people were forced to flee their homes
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,
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Catholic leaders urge support after devastating floods in West and Central Africa
Catholic leaders across West and Central Africa are calling for assistance following unprecedented and deadly floods that ...
Africa Floods Spread Misery Where 55 Million Already Face Hunger
The worst floods in decades across a swath of West and Central Africa are deepening a record food-insecurity crisis in a ...
Deadly flooding in Africa leaves corpses of crocodile, snakes floating among human bodies
The torrential rains have killed more than 1,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands more across the region this year.
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Floods force Niger to delay new school year
Schools in Niger will start the new academic year almost a month late because of heavy rainfall and flooding, says the ...
‘Water is flooding everywhere’ as torrential rains sweep through West and Central Africa
As torrential rains sweep through Central and West Africa, floods have killed more than 1,000 people and displaced hundreds ...
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West Africa: Red Cross teams increase humanitarian assistance after floods hit conflict areas
Dakar (ICRC) – Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced in recent weeks as floods ravage several countries in West ...