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Floods force mandatory evacuations in parts of Fort McMurray, Canada

Rod Nickel
Reuters
Mon, 27 Apr 2020 23:43 UTC
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© Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray Today/Postmedia NetworkFlood waters cover a trailer park on Monday, April 27, 2020.
Floods have forced mandatory evacuations in parts of Fort McMurray, the hub for Canada's oil sands industry, even as the province of Alberta tries to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, which includes Fort McMurray, ordered mandatory evacuations of some residents that began on Sunday and were expanded on Monday. Ice jams caused the Athabasca River to spill its banks.

Canada's Deputy Prime Minister, Chrystia Freeland, said the federal government was looking "very urgently" at ways to help the area.

"The fact that flooding season and in due course, forest fire season, is coinciding with coronavirus in Canada is posing some special challenges," Freeland said Monday in Ottawa.

The area, like most of Canada, is subject to restrictions on movement and most businesses are closed.

Wood Buffalo Mayor Don Scott described the situation as a "crisis" on social media, and he has asked for military help.

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Yemen is hit by once-in-a generation floods; tens of thousands of families lose everything


ReliefWeb
Sun, 26 Apr 2020 19:27 UTC
People inspect damage caused by floods on a street in Aden, Yemen
People inspect damage caused by floods on a street in Aden, Yemen
Initial reports indicate that more than 100,000 people across Yemen have been impacted by torrential rains and flooding since mid-April. Health authorities in Aden Governorate, one of the hardest-hit areas, have confirmed seven deaths, including four children. Two people are missing, and deaths and injuries have been reported elsewhere.

"Countless families have lost everything," said Ms. Lise Grande, Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen.

"This tragedy comes on top of the COVID-19 crisis, which comes on top of the pre-famine last year, which came on top of the worst cholera outbreak in modern history."

Aden, Abyan, Lahj, Marib and Sana'a governorates and Sana'a City have been worst affected.

Flooding has damaged roads, bridges and the electricity grid, and contaminated water supplies, cutting access to basic services for thousands of people. Conditions are hardest for thousands of families already displaced who have now lost shelter, food rations and household supplies.


Comment: Deadly flooding strikes Yemen's Aden killing at least 10

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Devastating floods hit Youssofia, Morocco

Chave Weather
YouTube
Sun, 26 Apr 2020 18:50 UTC
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Torrential rain causes devastating flooding in Youssofia, Rabat, Morrocco.


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Horta river flood devastates crops in the region of Bolivar, Colombia


Fresh Plaza
Wed, 22 Apr 2020 11:36 UTC
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Due to the weekend's heavy rains in the department of Santander, the Horta river flooded in the municipality of Bolivar devastating plantain, cassava, banana, and the papaya crops of 130 producers.

Apparently, the damming of the waters in the upper part of the river caused the flood. "Since the flood took place during the day, people were alert and we had no human losses," said the Mayor of Bolivar, Wilson Gamboa Sedano. The flood took place on Sunday affecting the villages of Puerto Pacheco, Pozo Tortuga, and Horta Medio, located in an area bordering this region's Magdalena medio valley.
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At least 8 killed by flash floods in Djibouti - half of annual rainfall in a few hours


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Wed, 22 Apr 2020 11:01 UTC
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At least 8 people have died in flash flooding in Djibouti.

Djibouti city and surrounding areas were the worst affected after flash flooding struck on 21 April after overnight heavy rain. The UN in Djibouti said initial estimates indicate that some 18,000 households (approximately 110,000 persons) were affected across Djibouti city and its suburb of Balbala.

The fatalities occurred when a house was washed away by the floodwater. The house was situated near a seasonal river (oued) that separates Djibouti town from Balbala

In a report of 21 April, the UN in Djibouti said: "in the night between 20 and 21 April, Djibouti city received 80 mm of rainfall in few hours (half of the annual average), triggering widespread flash floods. Heavy rains also occurred in other areas of the country, causing some damages. In Arta province some 100 mm of rainfall were recorded in the same time span in Damerjog, Chebelley; 110 mm in Iskoutir; and 80mm in PK20. In ali Sabieh province, the capital received 60mm of rainfall, and the refugee village of Ali Addeh 70mm."

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At least 6 killed as floods after heavy rainfall hit villages in Kenya


Daily Nation (Kenya)
Wed, 22 Apr 2020 11:16 UTC
Families seek refuge on dry ground with their belongings on the Kisumu-Kericho highway after flood waters marooned their homes in Kobura, Nyando, Kisumu County, on April 21, 2020.
© OSCAR KAKAI /NATION MEDIA GROUPFamilies seek refuge on dry ground with their belongings on the Kisumu-Kericho highway after flood waters marooned their homes in Kobura, Nyando, Kisumu County, on April 21, 2020.
Heavy rains have left a trail of destruction in parts of Nyanza and the South Rift where at least six people had died in the past 48 hours and hundreds of families have been displaced.

Homes have been marooned and residents lack basic necessities like food and bedding, amid fears of an outbreak of waterborne diseases.

In Kericho County, three children died in two separate incidents when mudslides hit Kipkelion West on Monday evening, while in Migori, a 28-year-old woman and her two children died when their house caved in.

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Deadly flooding strikes Yemen's Aden killing at least 10

Ali Mahmood
The National
Wed, 22 Apr 2020 10:42 UTC
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© EPAVehicles drive through a flooded street following heavy rains in Sana'a, Yemen
At least 10 civilians died and dozens were injured when heavy flooding struck the port city of Aden in southern Yemen on Tuesday.

Dr Jamal Khadabakhish director of public health in Aden, told The National that the huge floods resulted in three deaths and 27 injuries among residents of Al Mualla district.

And four people from one family died as their house in Sirah district, in southern Aden, collapsed on them.

"There are many other casualties in the northern districts of Dar Saad and Al Sheikh Othman," Dr Khadabakhish said.

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Over 20 people dead or missing after floods in Luanda Province, Angola


Floodlist
Tue, 21 Apr 2020 14:34 UTC
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Over 20 people are dead or missing after severe weather in western Angola.

Angola news agency ANGOP reports that 11 people have died and 13 are missing after heavy rain and strong winds struck parts of Luanda Province early on 18 April, 2020.

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Short burst of rain flooded town in northern Spain in minutes

John Smith
EuroWeeklyNews
Mon, 20 Apr 2020 13:24 UTC
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As if there wasn't enough with the coronavirus, what might be considered another of the 'plagues of Egypt' caused immediate problems when it rained in the town of Villamuriel de Cerrato (Castilla y Leon) yesterday (Sunday April 19).

There has been an ongoing problem with a narrowing of the banks of a stream which runs into the Rio Carrion and whenever very heavy rain falls, it immediately overflows and floods the town.

Reports suggest that although the rainfall lasted just a few minutes, it was so heavy that the inevitable occurred meaning that firefighters from the city of Palencia were called out and with the assistance of local residents managed, with some difficulty, to combat the deluge.

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Rwanda and Burundi - At least 9 dead, thousands affected after floods and landslides


Floodlist
Tue, 21 Apr 2020 10:35 UTC
Besides lives lost, heavy rains damaged public infrastructure mainly roads in Gicumbi District.
Besides lives lost, heavy rains damaged public infrastructure mainly roads in Gicumbi District.

Local media are reporting that at least 9 people have died as a result of landslides and flash flooding in Rwanda. Meanwhile in Burundi, around 27,000 people have been affected by flooding in Bujumbura Province.

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According to the New Times in Rwanda, 6 people died after heavy rain triggered landslides in Gicumbi district in Northern Province. The worst affected areas are Nyankenke and Kageyo Sectors. Property, infrastructure and livestock have all been damaged or destroyed. Authorities urged residents in high-risk zones to relocate to safer areas.

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