Overall Green alert Flood
in Sierra Leone

Event summary

This flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1101992
Death: 7
Displaced: -
Countries: Sierra Leone
From - To 09 May - 11 May

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Sierra Leone, May 2023At least 7 people died in Freetown, Sierra Leone, after storms, flash floods and mudslides from 09 to 10 May 2023.Thu 11 May 2023FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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Latest media headlines

Articles: 7 | About casualties: 0 | Last hour: 0

In a reduced climate budget, Newsom cuts drought spending and pivots t ... 2023-05-12T21:13+0200.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to the media at Hansen Ranches south of Corcoran, Calif., in April. He announced his revised budget on Friday. María G. Ortiz-Briones mortizbriones@vidaenelvalle.com After record-breaking winter rain a
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In a reduced climate budget, Newsom cuts drought spending and pivots t ... 2023-05-12T20:13+0200.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to the media at Hansen Ranches south of Corcoran, Calif., in April. He announced his revised budget on Friday. María G. Ortiz-Briones mortizbriones@vidaenelvalle.com After record-breaking winter rain a
...(more)
Sierra Leone - Severe weather, floods and landslides (NOAA-CPC, media) ... 2023-05-12T14:11+0200.

Heavy rainfall has affected the Freetown City area (north-western Sierra Leone) in the past few days, causing severe weather-related incidents, floods and landslides that resulted in casualties and damage. According to media reports, six pe
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El Niño is coming: What it means for California weather2023-05-11T21:22+0200.

El Niño conditions — a warming of ocean waters off South America that can alter weather across the globe, from hurricanes to droughts, including California’s summer temperatures and the amount of rain it might receive next winter — are emer
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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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),