Overall Green alert Flood for Democratic Republic of the Congo
in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Event summary

Flood Democratic Republic of the Congo can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1100630
Death: 11
Displaced: -
Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo
From - To 01 Oct - 03 Oct

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North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, October 2020Heavy rainfall from 01 October caused flash flooding in Sake, a town in North Kivu Province of Democratic Republic of the Congo. The provincial government said heavy rainfall on the steep slopes surrounding the town caused the Mutahyo river to break its banks, sending raging flood waters, mud and debris sweeping through areas of Sake. As of 03 October, 11 people had died, with many more thought to be still missing.Thu 1 Oct 2020FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 25 | About casualties: 0 | Last hour: 0

DPRK leader inspects sites of reconstruction in flood-hit area in Kang ... Fri, 02 Oct 2020 05:06:00 +0200.

PYONGYANG, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), inspected the reconstruction in Kimhwa County, Kangwon Province, where flood and typhoon had wreaked havoc, the official Korean Centr
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How floods are making it harder for Black communities to voteFri, 25 Sep 2020 17:06:00 +0200.

When historic floods overwhelmed East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, in August 2016, Jacqueline Mims’ house on Sherwood Street escaped the rising waters. It was “kind of like on a little island of slight elevation,” she said, while some str
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Nation How floods are making it harder for Black communities to voteFri, 25 Sep 2020 11:04:00 +0200.

When historic floods overwhelmed East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, in August 2016, Jacqueline Mims’ house on Sherwood Street escaped the rising waters. It was “kind of like on a little island of slight elevation,” she said, while some str
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China calls for 'green revolution' as Trump goes solo on climateTue, 22 Sep 2020 22:11:00 +0200.

Slideshow ( 2 images ) Addressing the U.N. General Assembly, Xi said China would achieve a peak in carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and carbon neutrality before 2060, the first time the world’s biggest emitter of carbon dioxide has pled
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (7), WMO (1), INFORM (2),