Unprecedented flooding displaces hundreds of thousands across East Africa

“Unprecedented and devastating” flooding in East Africa has triggered widespread displacement with hundreds of thousands forced from their homes in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Ethiopia and Tanzania, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday. 

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Unprecedented flooding displaces hundreds of thousands across East Africa
Displaced families uprooted by severe floods across Horn of Africa

Displaced families uprooted by severe floods across Horn of Africa

17 Nov 2023

Severe floods in the Horn of Africa have affected tens of thousands of displaced families in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, putting lives and livelihoods at risk, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday. 

East Africa faces locust swarms, UN agency alerts for the risk of food insecurity across the subregion

20 Jan 2020

Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are dealing with desert locust swarms of “unprecedented size and destructive potential” that could spill over into more countries in East Africa, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on Monday.

Deadly flooding adds new danger to communities fleeing Sahel violence

24 Sep 2020

Humanitarians have stepped up assistance to communities “on the brink”, who have been affected by devastating flooding in Africa’s Sahel region, where several hundred thousand people have been displaced by seasonal rains.