Conflict, poverty and water management issues exposing vulnerable communities in Africa to extreme floods that are now common events because of climate change

23 Oct 2024

The rainy season from July to September 2024 was marked by extremely heavy and sometimes unprecedented rainfall in large parts of the Sahel region, leading to catastrophic flooding in Sudan in August and in Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon in September. In total more than 2000 people lost their lives and millions were displaced.
africa extreme rainfall

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Sam Fraser-Baxter

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