The 2007 floods of Africa was reported by the
UN to be one of the worst floodings in
recorded history
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. The flooding started with rains on September 14, 2007 local time. Over 14 countries had been affected in the continent of
Africa
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, 250 people were reported to have been killed by the flooding and 1.5 million were affected. The UN had issued warnings of water borne diseases and locust infestations.
Info from African sources
Ghana
400,000 were homeless with at least 20 people dead and crops and livestock had been washed away.
BBC News Reports of Africa Floods, BBC News.com (accessed September 15, 2007)
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''George Azi Amoo'' - Ghana's national disaster management co-ordinator
Sudan
64 people were reported killed.
Ethiopia
17 people were reported dead. In the Afar Region, the Awash River flooded caused a dam to collapse. Around 4,500 people were stranded, surrounded by water.
Uganda
150,000 people were displaced and 21 reported dead. 170 schools were under water.
Rwanda
18 people were reported dead and 500 residences were washed away by floods.
Mali
5 bridges had collapsed and 250 residences were washed away.
Burkina Faso
33 people were reported dead.
Kenya
12 people were reported dead.
Togo
20 people were reported dead.
See also
*2009 West Africa floods
The 2009 West Africa floods are a natural disaster that began in June 2009 as a consequence of exceptionally heavy seasonal rainfall in large areas of West Africa.
Several rivers, including the Pendjari, Niger, Volta and Senegal rivers, broke ...
*Global storm activity of 2007
Global weather activity of 2007 profiles the major worldwide weather events, including blizzards, ice storms, tornadoes, tropical cyclones, and other weather events, from January 1, 2007, to December 31, 2007. Winter storms are events in which ...
* Water scarcity in Africa
References
External links
Africa Floods reported by BBC NewsIndependent article on the floods
Sunday Times article
BBC News article
Africa Floods Appeal
West Africa Floods (as of October 2007) - UN/ROWA
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African floods
Floods
A flood is an overflow of water ( or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are an area of study of the discipline hydrolog ...
Floods in Africa
2007 disasters in Africa