Africa Gets Drenched

Residents in Uganda and Kenya will not forget this year. (In fact millions all over Africa are being affected by flooding. Read the full story.) With some of the heaviest rain since the 1970s, the skies have unleashed a fury on the area and caused hundreds of thousands to give up everything they know. Although the death toll is relatively low at the moment, the flooding in Uganda has created the possibility of increased disease and indirect death due to heavy losses in crops. This could lead to increased famine as people struggle to feed their families with no income.

• Get maps of the flooding.
• Read more on why the area is getting so wet.
• Get the Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System update on the Code Orange flood warnings.
• Read about the other African countries affected by the flooding.
• Read about the UN disaster assessment team sent to Ghana to respond to flooding.
• Read more on the dangers of flash flooding.