Overall Orange alert Flood
in Chad

Event summary

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

GDACS ID FL 1102960
Glide number: FL-2024-000191-TCD
Death: 576
Displaced: -
Countries: Chad
From - To 01 Sep - 17 Oct

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Chad, September-October 2024UN OCHA reports, as of 8 October, a total of 576 fatalities and nearly 1,942,000 affected people across the aforementioned provinces, among which the Lac province is the worst affected.Thu 17 Oct 2024DG ECHO Daily Flash (ERCC Portal)
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.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Strengthening of the hydrological cycle in the Lake Chad Basin under c.. 10/21/2024 3:55:00 AM.

Central Sahel is affected by a reinforcement of rainfall since the beginning of 1990s. This increase in rainfall is affected by high inter-annual variability and is characterized by extreme rain events causing floods of unprecedented magnit
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Atmospheric river hits B.C. coast, bringing rain, wind and flood risks 10/18/2024 5:16:00 PM.

VANCOUVER - An atmospheric river weather system has hit much of coastal British Columbia, bringing heavy rain, high winds and the risk of flooding. A dog out for a walk with its owner during a mix of rain and snow in Langford, B.C., Monday
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NEDC pledges support for UMTH cancer centre 10/18/2024 5:14:00 AM.

The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has committed to assisting the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) in repairing its cancer treatment machines, which were severely damaged by recent flooding in Maiduguri, Borno Stat
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Homepage Cape Coral manager during Ian shares lessons learned about dr.. 10/18/2024 2:27:00 AM.

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Florida Strong is more than a hashtag. It’s an attitude helping people recover and rebuild after multiple hurricanes. But even with that attitude, there’s a possibility some won’t be able to rebuild because of a FEMA
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (4), INFORM (2),