East Africa Flood Disaster Events

Apr 29, 2025 · 3 min read

East Africa Flood Disaster Events for E4DRR storylines

country_nameevent_period (YYYYMMDD)EM‑DAT list
Burundi20231001‑20231231no data
Djibouti20191101‑201911302019‑0579‑DJI
Eritrea20240401‑20240531no data
Ethiopia20240401‑202405312024‑0341‑ETH
Kenya20240401‑202405312024‑0150‑KEN, 2024‑0210‑KEN, 2024‑0247‑KEN, 2024‑0892‑KEN
Rwanda20230501‑202305312023‑0267‑RWA
Somalia20231001‑202312312023‑0172‑SOM, 2023‑0295‑SOM, 2023‑0683‑SOM, 2023‑0741‑SOM
South Sudan20240901‑202410312024‑0673‑SSD
Sudan20240701‑202408302024‑0544‑SDN
Tanzania20231101‑202404302023‑0226‑TZA, 2023‑0236‑TZA, 2023‑0807‑TZA, 2024‑0203‑TZA, 2024‑0879‑TZA
Uganda20230801‑202309312023‑0262‑UGA
Flood disaster events for Storylines

Burundi (BUR)

  • Cause: El Niño-induced heavy rainfall, occurring between October-December 2023
  • Impact: 203,944+ people affected, 98,000+ internally displaced persons, 19,250+ homes destroyed
  • Timeline: July 2023 (ICPAC forecast warning) to April 2024 (ongoing flooding)

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Djibouti (DJI)

  • Cause: Extremely heavy rainfall (approximately 300mm in Djibouti city, three times annual average)
  • Period: November 21-23, 2019
  • Impact: 9 deaths reported (including 7 children), 250,000 people affected nationwide

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Eritrea

  • Cause: Heavy predicted rainfall
  • Period: Reported incidents May 2024
  • Impact:

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Ethiopia

  • Cause: Heavy rainfall during 2024 rainy season, particularly in highland areas
  • Period: April-May 2024
  • Impact: More than 590,000 people affected, particularly in Afar, Amhara, Central Ethiopia, Oromia, Sidama, Somali, South Ethiopia, and Tigray regions
  • Displacement: Around 95,000 people displaced

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Kenya (KEN)

  • Cause: Torrential rains amplified by El Niño phenomenon, threat from Cyclone Hidaya
  • Period: March-April 2024
  • Impact: 188 deaths, 165,000 people displaced, 90 people missing

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Rwanda (RWA)

  • Cause: Heavy rainfall causing floods and landslides
  • Period: May 1-3, 2023
  • Impact: 109-131 deaths, 51,905 people (10,381 households) affected, 5,472 houses completely destroyed

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Somalia (SOM)

  • Cause: Unprecedented flooding during Deyr rainy season (October-December 2023) caused by El Niño
  • Impact: 2.48 million people affected, over 1.2 million displaced, estimated damages of $193.4 million
  • Additional: Gu season (April-June 2024) rains caused additional flash floods with 4 more deaths

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South Sudan (SSD)

  • Cause: Intense seasonal rainfall, high lake levels upstream in Uganda, elevated water levels in Nile River
  • Period: Peaked in early October 2024
  • Impact: 1.4 million people affected, 379,000 people displaced, flood extent of approximately 48,000 km²

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Sudan (SDN)

  • Cause: Heavy rainfall during 2024 rainy season
  • Areas: Kassala State, North Darfur State, and Sennar State most severely affected
  • Impact: At least 5 deaths reported, thousands displaced, over 1,000 houses destroyed

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Tanzania (TZA)

  • Cause: Heavy rains caused by El Niño and intensified by Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) system
  • Period: November 2023 through April 2024
  • Impact: 155 deaths, 236 injuries, approximately 200,000 people affected across 51,000 households

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Uganda (UGA)

  • Cause: Heavy storms, floods, and landslides triggered by El Niño
  • Period: Throughout 2023, intensifying in September
  • Impact: From January to September 2023, disasters affected 97,727 individuals and displaced over 7,908 people

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