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1996 Aug 31 |
Over the past week torrential rains threatened Sudan and Egypt with floods. More than a million Pakistanis were displaced by fierce floods. The central Punjab Province had 4.5 million acres of crops swamped. Links: Pakistan, Egypt, Sudan, WeatherAsia, WeatherAfrica 
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1997 Jan 24 |
In Madagascar a cyclone struck and that some 200 were killed. It was later reported that 520,000 people were affected. Links: Madagascar, WeatherAfrica
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1997 Nov 10 |
In Somalia a month of rains blamed on El Nino caused flooding in the Juba River Valley and left some 800,000 people homeless and at least 23 dead. The death toll increased to 564. Links: Somalia, WeatherAfrica
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1997 Nov 15 |
In Ethiopia it was reported that storms over the past three weeks have killed at least 1000 people here and in Somalia and left some 100,000 families displaced and in competition with crocodiles and hippos for dry land. The overflowing Juba and the Shabelle Rivers originate in Ethiopia. The Juba had become 8 miles wide at some points. Links: Ethiopia, Somalia, WeatherAfrica, Reptile
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1997 Nov 20 |
From Ethiopia it was reported that flooding has killed 297 people and uprooted 65,000 and that heavy rains continued to fall. Links: Ethiopia, WeatherAfrica
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1999 Mar 10 |
In Mozambique officials reported 12 deaths due to flooding and some 200,000 people stranded following 3 months of rain. Links: Mozambique, WeatherAfrica
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1999 Aug 29 |
In South Africa a heavy storm in Cape Town left 4 people dead and some 5,000 homeless. Links: South Africa, WeatherAfrica
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1999 Oct 7 |
In Nigeria it was reported that floodgates were opened on the Niger River at 2 dams, Jebba and Shiriro, to prevent Shiriro Lake from overflowing its banks. 400 villages were submerged leaving 300,000 people homeless and some 500 people were estimated to have been drowned. Links: Nigeria, Homeless, WeatherAfrica
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2000 Feb 22 |
Cyclone Eline hit Mozambique and 3 people were electrocuted in Beira from fallen power cables. Earlier torrential rains killed 67 people and displaced some 211,000. Links: Mozambique, Tragedy, WeatherAfrica
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2000 Feb 26 |
Heavy rains continued to ravage South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. 33 people were reported dead in the northern province of South Africa and 29 dead in Zimbabwe. Links: Botswana, South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, WeatherAfrica
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2000 Feb 28 |
In Mozambique officials feared that thousands may have died in the last 3 weeks of flooding. Links: Mozambique, WeatherAfrica
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2000 Mar 3 |
In Madagascar an estimated 600,000 people were affected by flooding from tropical storm Gloria and at least 55 people were reported killed. Links: Tragedy, Madagascar, WeatherAfrica
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2000 Mar 8 |
In Madagascar tropical storm Gloria left over 100 people dead just weeks after Cyclone Eline left 54 dead. Links: Madagascar, WeatherAfrica
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2000 Mar 25 |
In Mozambique it was reported that the Messalo river burst its banks after a week of rain. The Limpopo was expected to flood again and the city of Chokwe was again threatened. Links: Mozambique, WeatherAfrica, Flood
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2000 Apr 3 |
In Madagascar a cyclone left 2 people dead and nearly flattened the town of Antalaha. Links: Madagascar, WeatherAfrica
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2006 Feb 14 |
The UNHCR said the floods last week left more than 50,000 Sahrawi refugees homeless, destroying up to half of the mud-brick houses in their camps of Awserd, Smara and Laayoune in the Tindouf region of western Algeria. Tents, blankets and other emergency aid were being rushed to the camps in the Algerian Sahara hit by rare torrential rains. Links: Algeria, WeatherAfrica
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2006 Apr 18 |
In Kenya officials said the Sabaki River, swollen by heavy rains, had overflowed its banks, forcing at least 10,000 people to flee their homes. Links: Kenya, WeatherAfrica
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2006 Aug 2 |
South Africans faced one of their harshest winters in years, with at least four deaths blamed on flooding from heavy rain that has caused travel delays in the south and west of the country. Links: South Africa, WeatherAfrica
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2006 Aug 6 |
In eastern Ethiopia over 250 people were killed by flooding in Dire Dawa. As many as 300 remained missing. Links: Ethiopia, WeatherAfrica
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2006 Aug 14 |
In southern Ethiopia torrential rains spilled a river from its banks. At least 900 people died as continuing rains submerged five villages, knocked down grain silos and swept away cattle. Tens of thousands were marooned by the waters. Links: Ethiopia, Disaster, WeatherAfrica
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2006 Aug 18 |
In southwest Ethiopia search and rescue teams kept up frantic efforts to save thousands marooned by fatal flash floods, where relief workers reported near-total devastation. Some 73,000 people had been affected by raging waters from unusually heavy seasonal rains. Links: Ethiopia, WeatherAfrica
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2006 Aug 22 |
Ethiopia began releasing water from dams taxed by two weeks of heavy rain to prevent them from bursting as the confirmed death toll from devastating floods climbed to 626. Links: Ethiopia, WeatherAfrica
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2007 Feb 22 |
In Mozambique roofs were blown off, trees uprooted and power lines cut by the force of a tropical cyclone which slammed into coastal regions. The storm killed four people and injured at least 70 in the resort town of Vilanculos, where thousands of homes were destroyed along with the hospital and power grid. Links: Mozambique, WeatherAfrica
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2007 May 22 |
South African lawmakers passed amended legislation to broaden the definition of rape in a country with sky-high rates of sex crimes and HIV/AIDS. The heaviest snowfalls in 20 years blocked major highways, as a severe cold snap tightened its grip on South Africa. At least 17 deaths, mostly in Eastern Cape province, were blamed on the cold weather. Links: South Africa, AIDS, WeatherAfrica, Rape
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2007 Jun 27 |
South Africa's main international airport faced major disruption after a deadly cold snap which saw the heaviest snowfalls in Johannesburg for more than two decades. Links: South Africa, WeatherAfrica
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2007 Jun 28 |
Nigeria’s President Umaru Yar'Adua revealed personal wealth of $5 million, saying public financial disclosures should be standard practice amidst official corruption. Torrential rain brought Lagos virtually to a standstill as streets flooded with more than 50 centimeters (20 inches) of water, in places blocking traffic. Links: Nigeria, WeatherAfrica, Corruption
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2007 Sep 14 |
Authorities in Uganda said the heaviest rainfall in 35 years has displaced 150,000 people since August with at least 9 reported deaths. 400,000 people were said to have lost their livelihoods. Links: Uganda, WeatherAfrica
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2007 Sep 20 |
Uganda declared a state of emergency in the worst flood-affected areas of the country as humanitarian workers tried to reach villages that have been cut off by water. Links: Uganda, WeatherAfrica, Flood
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2007 Sep 21 |
The Red Cross warned that a massive aid effort is needed to cope with floods in 18 countries across Africa that have already affected at least 1.5 million people and killed at least 270 in Ghana, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Uganda and other countries. Links: Togo, Ghana, Kenya, Sudan, Somalia, Uganda, WeatherAfrica
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2007 Dec 1 |
Officials said a week of heavy rains in northern Algeria caused the death of 15 people, while three more people are missing feared dead. Links: Algeria, WeatherAfrica
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2008 Jan 17 |
Rains battered portions of flood-ravaged southern Africa, killing at least three people in Malawi and forcing Zambia to declare a national disaster. Links: Malawi, Zambia, WeatherAfrica, Flood
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2008 Oct 1 |
Two days of torrential rains in the Algerian desert created flash floods. 43 deaths were later confirmed. Links: Algeria, WeatherAfrica
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2009 Jan 4 2009 Jan 5 |
In South Africa a lethal storm on the eastern coast killed 18 people over the weekend, including four family members struck dead by lightning. Links: South Africa, WeatherAfrica
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2009 Feb 7 |
Officials in Morocco said heavy rains have claimed 24 lives and forced 2,000 people to be evacuated over the past week. Links: Morocco, WeatherAfrica
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2012 Aug 7 |
South African officials recorded snowfall across every South African province except Limpopo. South African Weather Service records show it has snowed in Johannesburg on only 22 other days in the last 103 years. The last snow fell there in June 2007. Links: South Africa, WeatherAfrica
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2012 Aug 8 |
In South Africa at least two people died and two went missing as heavy snow and rain battered the southeast. Links: South Africa, WeatherAfrica
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2015 Aug 15 |
Egypt's state news said the scorching heatwave over the past week has killed at least 93 people. Temperatures were expected to be high in the coming days. By August 18 the death toll reached 106. Links: Egypt, WeatherAfrica
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2016 May 23 |
It was reported that temperatures in Burkina Faso have hit as high as 111 degrees Fahrenheit (44 degrees Celsius) in recent weeks, putting a strain on a water system also challenged by a growing population. The short water supply in Ouagadougou has increased the price of a barrel of water more than 10 fold from just a few months ago. Links: Burkina Faso, WeatherAfrica
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2018 May 3 |
In Kenya eight people were swept off a bridge in a flashflood outside the capital. 120 people have died over the last two months following weeks of torrential rain. Rwanda officials said 116 people had died and 207 had been injured in flooding and landslides since January. Torrential rains have also hit Tanzania, where 14 people died in April, as well as Uganda where flash floods have destroyed homes and left at least three dead. Links: Tanzania, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, WeatherAfrica
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2019 Nov 1 |
The International Rescue Committee said more than 1 million people in East Africa are affected by flooding after higher than normal rainfall. Parts of the region braced for a tropical storm, Kyarr, that could worsen an already dire humanitarian situation. Links: WeatherAfrica
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2019 Nov 4 |
It was reported that heavy rains and floods have killed more than 50 people and forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes across East Africa as researchers warned warming oceans are causing unpredictable weather patterns in the region. Kenya reported 48 people killed; Somalia reported at least 17 killed. Links: Kenya, Somalia, WeatherAfrica
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2022 Aug 5 |
In Senegal at least one person was killed and one severely wounded after torrential rain caused intense flooding in Dakar. Links: Senegal, WeatherAfrica
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