2022 Africa floods explained

2022 Africa floods
Duration:January - December 2022
Cause:Heavy rains, Tropical cyclones
Fatalities:2,177
Affected:Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda

Throughout 2022, floods affected most of Africa, killing over 2,100 people. The worst affected country was Nigeria, with over 610 deaths.

Impact

Angola

In December, floods in Angola have killed two people, destroyed five homes, and damaged 238 others.[1]

Benin

Twenty-seven municipalities in Benin were affected by flooding, leading to 41 fatalities and over 670 houses destroyed.[2]

Cameroon

As of September 20, as many as 37,439 people from 6,662 families were affected by floods in northern Cameroon. At least 2 people have died and around 95 injured. As many as 9,413 homes and 88 schools had been damaged or destroyed. Around 2,394 hectares of crops were also damaged, and 3,019 heads of cattle were lost.[3]

Central African Republic

In the Central African Republic, flooding had affected 85,300 people, killed 11, destroyed more than 2,600 houses and 18,500 hectares of crops, damaged numerous other infrastructures and displaced more than 6,000 people in 176 towns and villages across 12 of the country's 17 prefectures.[4]

Chad

See main article: 2022 Chad floods. In August, floods have affected 17,000 people in Chad, resulting in the destruction of 1,312 homes. At least 22 people have died while 229 others were injured.[5]

Democratic Republic of the Congo

See main article: 2022 Bukavu floods and 2022 Kinshasa floods.

From late February to March, at least 16 people, including four children died in Bukavu due to the flooding.[6] [7] Floods in April killed 20 people,[8] while a further 21 deaths were reported in May.[9]

From 12 to 14 December 2022, heavy rains left roads, infrastructure and many neighborhoods underwater or destroyed in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo's capital.[10] Floods there killed 169 people.[11]

On December 31, a landslide occurred in South Kivu, killing eight people.[12]

Ethiopia

About 60,000 people were affected by floods, which have damaged some infrastructure.[13]

Gabon

A flood-related landslide killed seven people near Libreville, Gabon.[14]

Ghana

Two days of heavy rainfall had left many homes and a police station submerged in floodwater in eastern Ghana.[15]

Ivory Coast

In June 2022, the Ivory Coast experienced its deadliest flooding in the country's history. At least 15 people died, including six by landslides and 114 were injured in Abidjan. About 1,900 houses were damaged and 11,900 people were affected.[16]

Kenya

Flash floods had displaced hundreds of families following heavy downpour that was witnessed in Western Kenya.[17]

Madagascar

See main article: 2022 Antananarivo floods. On 18 January, floods hit Madagascar's capital Antananarivo, killing 10 people.[18]

From late January 20 to February, Cyclone Batsirai and Tropical Storm Ana destroyed thousands of homes, and caused 179 deaths in Madagascar.[19] [20] Cyclone Gombe caused a further two deaths.[21]

Malawi

In January, six houses collapsed and 126 others were damaged in flooding in Malawi.[22]

Tropical Storm Ana caused 37 deaths in the country,[23] while Cyclone Gombe in March caused a further seven deaths.[24]

Mali

In Mopti, at least 550 houses were damaged by flood water, which submerged villages up to high.[25]

Mozambique

Tropical Storm Ana lead to 20 deaths in Mozambique.[26] In March, Cyclone Gombe caused a further 63 deaths and destroyed thousands of homes.[27]

Namibia

Floods killed two children and an additional five people in a related house fire in December in Windhoek, Namibia.[28]

Nigeria

See main article: 2022 Nigeria floods. At least 33 of the 36 states of Nigeria were affected by floods.[29] Floods have killed at least 612 people.[30] [31] The floods have also caused a Cholera outbreak, killing a further 64 people.

Niger

At least 168 people have died due to flooding in Niger since August.[32] Over 227,000 people were affected.[33]

Rwanda

Since January 1, severe storms began across Rwanda. As of January 27, 15 people had been killed and 37 people were injured. Seven of those fatalities and 26 of the injuries were from lightning strikes.[34]

Senegal

At least three people in Dakar killed as a result of the floods.[35]

Sierra Leone

Eight deaths were reported in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone due to flooding and landslides.[36]

South Africa

See main article: 2022 KwaZulu-Natal floods and 2022 Eastern Cape floods. Floods affected Eastern Cape in January, killing fourteen people, including a police officer who was trying to rescue people.[37]

In April, floods have killed at least 435 people, mostly in KwaZulu-Natal.[38] Nearly $1.6 billion USD had been caused.[39] Over 6,000 homes, mostly of poor construction, were damaged or destroyed by floods.[40]

On December 3, floods affected a church in Johannesburg. Nine people were found dead and eight others were still missing.[41]

Sudan

See main article: 2022 Sudan floods. Flooding since August killed 134 people.[42] Over 47,000 houses were damaged by flood water.[43]

Tanzania

Floods in Tanzania killed five people in early May.[44]

The Gambia

Floods in The Gambia killed at least 11 people.

Uganda

See main article: 2022 Kasese District landslides. Floods in January killed 9 people in the Kisoro District.[45] In August, floods in the Eastern Region killed a further 30 people.[46]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Angola – Floods Leave 2 Dead, Hundreds of Homes Damaged. Richard Davies.
  2. Web site: Davies . Richard . Benin – Over 40 Dead, 1,300 Households Displaced After Weeks of Flooding . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221208062455/https://floodlist.com/africa/benin-floods-september-october-2022 . 8 Dec 2022 . floodlist.
  3. Web site: Cameroon – Floods Affect Almost 40,000 in Far North Region. Richard Davies.
  4. Web site: Central African Republic – Floods in 12 Prefectures Leave Thousands Displaced, 11 Dead. Richard Davies.
  5. Web site: Chad – Weeks of Rain and Floods Leave 22 Dead, Hundreds of Homes Destroyed. Richard Davies.
  6. Web site: 2000-05-31 . Ten killed in Bukavu floods . 2022-04-12 . The New Humanitarian . en.
  7. Web site: 22 February 2022 . Four children among six dead in DR Congo deluge . sharjah24.
  8. Web site: DR Congo and Rwanda – 20 Killed in Floods and Landslides. Richard Davies.
  9. Web site: Democratic Republic of the Congo – More Deadly Floods and Landslides in Eastern Provinces. Richard Davies.
  10. Web site: 14 December 2022 . DR Congo floods leave more than 120 dead in Kinshasa . BBC News.
  11. Web site: At least 169 dead after devastating floods in DR Congo's Kinshasa. 17 December 2022. Dorian Geiger. Al Jazeera.
  12. Web site: Eastern DRC: Landslide leaves 8 people dead. TRT World. 31 December 2022. 1 January 2023.
  13. Web site: Ethiopia - Situation Report, 19 Sep 2022. ReliefWeb. 19 September 2022 .
  14. Web site: Gabon – 7 Killed in Libreville Landslide After Heavy Rainfall. Richard Davies.
  15. Web site: Floods wreak havoc; Kyebi court, police station, homes submerged. 2 October 2022.
  16. Web site: Cote d'Ivoire: Floods - Jun 2022. Richard Davies. 3 October 2023 .
  17. News: Kenya: Flash Floods Displace Kisumu Families Following Heavy Rains. Capital Fm . 8 September 2022 . Joe . Ojwang .
  18. Web site: 18 January 2022. 10 killed by floods in Madagascar. live. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220124230142/https://www.africanews.com/2022/01/18/10-killed-by-floods-in-madagascar/. 24 January 2022. 18 January 2022. Africanews.
  19. Web site: Southern Africa: Cyclone Season Flash Update No. 2 (4 February 2022). live. https://archive.today/20220206015034/https://reliefweb.int/report/madagascar/southern-africa-cyclone-season-flash-update-no-2-4-february-2022. 6 February 2022. 6 February 2022. ReliefWeb. 4 February 2022 . United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
  20. Web site: 2022-02-15. Southern Africa: Cyclone Season Flash Update No. 6 (Tropical Cyclone Batsirai) (13 February 2022) - Madagascar. live. https://archive.today/20220215102344/https://reliefweb.int/report/madagascar/southern-africa-cyclone-season-flash-update-no-6-tropical-cyclone-batsirai-13. 2022-02-15. 2022-02-15. ReliefWeb. en.
  21. Web site: 12 March 2022 . Deux décès et 935 sinistrés à Madagascar : Mozambique : le cyclone Gombe fait au moins huit morts . Two deaths and 935 victims in Madagascar: Mozambique: Cyclone Gombe kills at least eight . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220312232411/https://www.ipreunion.com/actualites-reunion/reportage/2022/03/12/-un-enfant-decede-dans-l-effondrement-d-une-maison-mozambique-le-cyclone-gombe-fait-au-moins-huit-morts,148939.html . 12 March 2022 . 13 March 2022 . Imaz Press Réunion : l'actualité de la Réunion en photos . fr.
  22. Web site: Malawi – Houses Destroyed After Flash Floods in Blantyre. Richard Davies.
  23. Web site: Malawi, Africa Tropical Storm Ana 2022 - Emergency Appeal n° MDRMW015 - Malawi. live. https://archive.today/20220206021146/https://reliefweb.int/report/malawi/malawi-africa-tropical-storm-ana-2022-emergency-appeal-n-mdrmw015. 2022-02-06. 2022-02-05. ReliefWeb. 3 February 2022 . en.
  24. Web site: Masina . Lameck . 14 March 2022 . Cyclone Gombe Kills 7, Damages Houses and Roads in Malawi . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220315004753/https://www.voanews.com/a/cyclone-gombe-kills-7-damages-houses-and-roads-in-malawi/6484818.html . 15 March 2022 . 15 March 2022 . VOA . en.
  25. Web site: Mali – Hundreds of Homes Destroyed by Floods in Mopti Region. Richard Davies.
  26. News: Dozens killed in Tropical Storm Ana as southern Africa braces for more wild weather. live. https://archive.today/20220206023708/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/28/dozens-killed-in-tropical-storm-ana-as-southern-africa-braces-for-more-wild-weather. 6 February 2022. 28 January 2022. The Guardian. 28 January 2022 . France-Presse . Agence .
  27. News: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. ReliefWeb. 25 March 2022. 27 March 2022. Mozambique: Tropical Cyclone Gombe Flash Update No.6 (As of 25 March 2022).
  28. Web site: Namibia – Floods in Windhoek After 3 Months' Worth of Rain in 24 Hours. 15 December 2022. Richard Davies.
  29. Web site: Flood kills 372 Nigerians in eight months, 508,000 persons affected – NEMA DG says. Matthew Ogune Abuja. 5 September 2022.
  30. Web site: Buhari Blames Climate Change As Flood Kills 612, Affects 3.2m Nigerians. Daily Trust. 26 October 2022 .
  31. Web site: Nigeria – 300 Dead, 100,000 Displaced as Government Warns of Worsening Floods. Richard Davies.
  32. Web site: Niger – 168 Dead, 227,000 Affected as Flooding Continues. Richard Davies.
  33. Web site: Worsening Niger floods kill 75. Al Arabiya. 30 August 2022.
  34. Web site: Rwanda - Severe weather (Rwanda Meteorology Agency, media) . . 28 January 2022.
  35. Web site: Senegal – Floods in Dakar Leave 3 Dead. Richard Davies.
  36. Web site: Sierra Leone landslide, floods kill eight. 30 August 2022.
  37. Web site: Eastern Cape officials still counting losses after floods kill 14 and displace hundreds. 12 January 2022. 19 January 2022. The Daily Maverick.
  38. News: Reuters. 21 April 2022. 24 April 2022. Death toll from South African floods revised down to 435.
  39. Web site: Mboto . Sibusiso . Costs related to KZN floods stands at R17 billion . 6 May 2022 . www.iol.co.za . en.
  40. News: CNA. 13 April 2022. 13 April 2022. Nearly 60 dead in South Africa floods. 12 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220412232055/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/nearly-60-dead-south-africa-floods-2622766. live.
  41. Web site: South Africa – 9 Dead, 8 Missing After Flash Floods in Johannesburg. Richard Davies.
  42. Web site: Sudan floods kill 134 people, destroy 16 900 homes. Africanews. 15 September 2022 .
  43. Web site: Hako . Nasi . 2022-08-30 . Climate crisis worsens Sudan floods as death toll rises . 2022-08-31 . ESI-Africa.com . en-ZA.
  44. Web site: Tanzania – Floods in South Leave 5 Dead, Thousands Displaced. Richard Davies.
  45. Web site: Uganda – at Least 9 Killed in Western Region Flash Floods. Richard Davies.
  46. Web site: Floods in Eastern Uganda kill at least 30 people and leave 400,000 without access to clean water. ReliefWeb. 4 August 2022.

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