WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA Flooding Situation As of 29 July 2021
SITUATION OVERVIEW Since the beginning of the year, flooding has affected 375,406 people in West and Central Africa and particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gambia, Chad, Togo, the Republic of Congo, Ghana, and Senegal. In those six countries, 59,367 people were displaced due to heavy rainfalls, floods, and windstorms, 49 people died, 291 were injured and 62,978 houses totally collapsed. A total of 6,286 hectares of crops were damaged as well. MAURITANIA In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, more than 285,060 were affected by extensive floods, displacing 44,000 people, Ennedi Ouest while killing 20 people, and destroying 44,096 houses. NIGER CABO VERDE MALI In Gambia, the situation was aggravated with strong CHAD windstorms causing a lot of material damage and affecting 1 SENEGAL 50,101 people. 11 people lost their lives as well due to the GAMBIA Kanifing strong windstorms. BURKINA FASO GUINEA BISSAU In Chad, 20,801 people were affected by rains and floods, five GUINEA people died and 231 were injured. 4,512 houses totally BENIN collapsed and 12 were severely damaged. NIGERIA Tandjile SIERRA LEONE TOGO CÔTE GHANA Ghana was less impacted by floods and rains with 200 people D'IVOIRE CENTRAL LIBERIA affected, four children died, and six people were injured. 2 AFRICAN REP. CAMEROON Senegal population was the least affected by floods and rains in the region, with one person dying and two seriously injured during the first rains that fell in early June in the east of the Likouala LEGEND EQUATORIAL country. GUINEA People Affected REP. OF 300K CONGO 1 GABON KEY FIGURES 200K DEMOCRATIC 100K FROM JAN - A t l a n t i c O c e a n REP. OF CONGO JUL 2021 Inset (Zoom-in Area) 3 People Affected 375K Tanganyika People Displaced 59k PEOPLE AFFECTED PER COUNTRY DRC* 285K People Killed 49 Gambia1 50K Chad 21K People Injured 291 Togo 11K Rep. of Congo 8K Ghana Houses Destroyed/Damaged 6K 200
1 This includes the impact of windstorms in the Gambia *DRC: Democratic Republic of the Congo Page 1 / 2 N. B : This document contains evolving data which will be continuously updated. NIGERIA SIERRA LEONE WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICATOGO GHANA Flooding Situation:d'IvoireCôte Zoom-in As of 29 July 2021 AFRICANCENTRAL REP. LIBERIA BURKINA FASO CAMEROON INSET 1: Gambia INSET 2: Ghana & Togo INSET 3: Republic of Congo
1. Banjul AdrarPeople affected (in thousands) 2. Kanifing Dakhlet-Nouadhibou 3. Birkama 5 10 15 20 CAMEROON 4. Kerewan Inchiri Savanes 5. Mansa Konko 6. Kuntaur SENEGALMAURITANIA 7. Janjanbureh Tagant ANDSAO PRINCIPE TOME Likouala 8. Basse Nouakchott Hodh Ech Chargi Trarza Kara Sangha Brakna BENIN Assaba6 Hodh El Gharbi NIGERIA Saint Louis Cuvette - Ouest GorgolGAMBIA Centrale Banjul 7 REPUBLIC !^ Louga 4 Cuvette 2 Guidimakha GABON 1 Matam5 8 CÔTE TOGO OF CONGO Thies EQUATORIAL SENEGAL D'IVOIRE GHANA GUINEA DEMOCRATIC 3 Kaffrine REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kayes Fatick Koulikoro Segou GAMBIA Plateaux Tambacounda Côte Plateaux Sedhiou Kolda d'Ivoire Kedougou Boucle du Mouhoun Niari Lekoumou Labe Ashanti Pool GUINEA BISSAU Bafata Boke GUINEA Sikasso Maritime Brazzaville Tombali Kouilou Bouenza !^ Kankan Lome LIBERIA GUINEAFaranah BISSAU !^ Kindia Tchologo Folon Accra Point-Noire Poro !^ North Western Northen Eastern Bafing
Heavy windstorms from June 2021 to date have Heavy rains on 24 and 25 June caused fatal flooding To date, rains and floods have affected 8,203 caused significant destructions to public infrastruc- in parts of the Ashanti region in the south of Ghana. people and destroyed 170 hectares of crops. ture and individual properties, resulting in the 200 people were affected and displaced after the displacement of people, injuries, and deaths. The floods damaged their houses. Four children died death toll remains at 11, due to windstorms and and at least six peopleGUINEA were seriously injured when thunderstorms. Since the start of the rainy season, their houses collapsed. floods have affected 51,101 people, including 1,347 In Togo, 10,908 people were affected by heavy affected by floods and 48,814 by windstorms. seasonal rains. Five people died and 52 were 13,609 houses collapsed due to the rains. injured. 581 houses collapsed and 29 were ANDSAO PRINCIPE TOME severely damaged.
The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Sources: Multiple reports collected by OCHA from the Media, Situation reports and other. Source of data available upon request Feedback: [email protected] www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int Page 2 / 2 N. B : This document contains evolving data which will be continuously updated.