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Flooding caused by torrential rains in Sudan has killed at least 52 people and damaged or destroyed thousands of homes, state media reported Saturday.

Floods kill 52 people in Sudan

August 13, 2022

A pedestrian crosses a flooded patch after heavy rain. Gallo Images-Die Burger-Jaco Marais

15 dead, 23 000 affected by rainy-season floods in Niger

July 21, 2022

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has raised an alarm following a report of a gas pipeline leakage in some parts of Ikeja, Lagos State Capital.

NEMA: Seven die in Lagos flood

July 13, 2022

Around 100 residents of Bhambayi township in South Africa's eastern city of Durban took to the streets to protest against being removed from a temporary shelter after their homes were destroyed in floods.

Protesters in Durban demand action after flooding cuts water and power

April 14, 2022

Flooding triggered by torrential rain in Haiti left four people dead and one missing, authorities said Tuesday.

Haiti floods kill at least four

February 2, 2022

Residents in an inundated neighbourhood of Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo are returning with dread to see what remains of their homes and harvests, three days after Tropical Storm Ana relented.

Tropical Storm Ana leaves trail of destruction in Madagascar

January 29, 2022

Nine people are dead and two others missing after floods in Sri Lanka and parts of southern India caused by more than a week of pounding rains.

Nine dead after floods in Sri Lanka, southern India

November 8, 2021

A man walks through a flooded street in the al-Kalakla neighborhood of Sudan's capital, Khartoum, Sept. 7, 2021.

UN: Sudan, South Sudan ravaged by seasonal flooding

October 2, 2021

Group blames Senator Okorocha for Imo floods

September 5, 2021

This handout picture courtesy of Dave Lucas shows a flooded parking structure in Southwest Hoboken, New Jersey, after a night of high winds and rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ida on September 2, 2021 – The remnants of Hurricane Ida triggered spectacular flash flooding and a rare state of emergency in New York City overnight into Thursday, killing at least 14 people in what was called a historic weather event. (Photo by Dave LUCAS / AFP)

At least 44 dead as flash floods hit US northeast

September 3, 2021

The outgoing Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency, AVM Muhammadu Muhammed (retd.) has handed over the agency’s Air Ambulance to the new DG Ahmed Mustapha Habib and also thaked the staff and management for their total support during his tenure.

NEMA chief hands over air ambulance

June 5, 2021

The Speaker, Plateau House of Assembly, Abok Ayuba, has joined other Nigerians to celebrate the Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, on her 62nd birthday.

Nigerian government reiterates effort to combat climate change

April 29, 2021

Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq made the announcement during a meeting with Governor Abdullahi Sule.

Minister launches N-Power NASIMS programme for Batch C

March 11, 2021

A quarter of a million displaced children in Mozambique’s conflict-ridden Cabo Delgado province are at risk of deadly diseases with the onset of the rainy season UNICEF warns.

Children at risk of deadly diseases in Mozambique’s volatile Cabo Delgado province

December 26, 2020

Prime Minister Dean Barrow in February handed the reins of his United Democratic Party (UDP) to Patrick Faber, who is seeking on Wednesday to secure a fourth consecutive term in power for Belize’s conservative rulers against a centre-left adversary, the People’s United Party (PUP).

Belize votes for new government amid rising virus cases

November 11, 2020