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Deadly flooding in Nigeria displaces thousands

·June 3, 2025·1 min read

Nigerian officials estimate that over 500 people are still missing and presumed dead, according to news reports. Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, a former Nigerian Government minister, said she was heartbroken at the extent of the loss and damage. “My deepest condolences to all those affected – especially the families who have...

Flooding displaces thousands amid ongoing unrest in eastern DR Congo

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·April 15, 2025·1 min read

The Rugumba River burst its banks, inundating large areas of Kalemie and Nyunzu territories, destroying homes, schools and agricultural land. Thousands have been left without shelter or a means to earn a living, while key crops such as cassava, maize, and peanuts have been wiped out, worsening an already serious...

Drought or flooding? No match for this climate-friendly bean

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·October 26, 2024·7 min read

As COP16 wraps up its global biodiversity meeting in Colombia this week, we are taking you to a frontline in the battle against climate change, where for centuries the Wayúu have navigated challenges in one the world’s most inhospitable environments. When traditional knowledge meets agrobiodiversity, a term for adopting farming practices that...

Nigeria: Hundreds of thousands in need of aid as flooding wipes out homes – WFP

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·September 14, 2024·1 min read

Alau Dam, located just over 10 miles to the south of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, collapsed in the middle of the night on Tuesday, forcing hundreds of thousands from their homes. Emmanuel Bigenimana, the head of WFP’s office in Maiduguri, said that he managed to fly over the...

Over half a million people severely impacted by unprecedented flooding and windstorms in Yemen

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·September 8, 2024·2 min read

“Yemen is facing yet another devastating chapter in its relentless crisis, exacerbated by the intersection of conflict and extreme weather events,” emphasised Matt Huber, IOM Yemen’s Acting Chief of Mission. The storms have struck as the country grapples with a cholera outbreak and escalating food insecurity, further exacerbating the vulnerability...

Gaza flooding latest disaster to hit desperate Palestinians

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·December 14, 2023·2 min read

UN humanitarian affairs coordination office OCHA said that many areas in the enclave have been flooded, “worsening the struggle of displaced Palestinians”, while UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini was due to brief journalists in Geneva on the situation on Thursday, following his most recent visit to Gaza. Almost 1.9 million people...

Pakistan still an ‘ongoing nightmare’ for millions of children, following major flooding

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·January 18, 2023·2 min read

While “the rains have ended…to a great degree, so has media attention,” UNICEF Representative in Pakistan, Abdullah Fadil, told reporters in Geneva adding that, with homes destroyed, children are facing a “bitter winter, without decent shelter”. Deadly floods hit Pakistan last summer, and have now only partly receded. 33 million...

Millions face flooding threat across west and central Africa |

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·October 31, 2022·1 min read

The alert comes amid the worst floods in a decade, which have swept across Nigeria, Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali and Cameroon. UNHCR spokesperson Olga Sarrado said that hundreds of people had died in Nigeria, where floodwaters in the northeast swept through sites for internally displaced people and host communities...