Storms and Floods

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Burundi - Days of heavy rain have taken their toll in Burundi, where at least 14 people have died in floods and landslides over the past week. Floods and landslides have also been reported in the neighbouring countries of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Local officials reported severe flooding in Gatumba in Mutimbuzi commune, Bujumbura Province on 04 April 2023. Homes and lives have been severely impacted. In the neighbouring country of Rwanda, the Red Cross and the local government of Rusizi District reported heavy rain and floods from 19 March 2023 affecting 283 families in Bugarama and Muganza.

Somalia - At least 21 people including six children have died in Somalia’s flash flooding over the last week, according to the U.N. humanitarian agency. Nearly 100,000 people have been affected by the heavy rains and flash floods that hit the previously drought-stricken area in the Bardhere district of the Gedo region of southern Somalia. The flooded region is near Ethiopia which has been hit by heavy rains that are causing water levels to rise in the Shabelle and Juba rivers. Health facilities have been destroyed by the flash flooding.