Overall Green Flood alert in Cameroon from 04 Nov 2024 01:00 UTC to 07 Nov 2024 01:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Flood

in Cameroon

Event summary

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

GDACS ID	FL 1102992
Death:	5
Displaced:	-
Countries:	Cameroon
From - To	04 Nov - 07 Nov

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West Region, Cameroon, Early November 2024Heavy rain in early November 2024 triggered landslides in areas of West Region of Cameroon.Wed 6 Nov 2024FloodList provided by Copernicus GloFAS

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World: Global Weather Hazards Summary, November 07, 2024 – November 13.. 11/7/2024 1:09:00 AM.

Global Overview: ENSO-neutral conditions continue and La Niña is favored to emerge during September-November. Flooding lingers in West Africa, Yemen, and Central America; while drought settles in over Northern South America. Africa Weather

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Global Weather Hazards Summary, November 07, 2024 – November 13, 2024 11/6/2024 10:25:00 PM.

Global Overview: ENSO-neutral conditions continue and La Niña is favored to emerge during September-November. Flooding lingers in West Africa, Yemen, and Central America; while drought settles in over Northern South America. Africa Weather

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Season of the floods: When water no longer means life 11/6/2024 3:22:00 PM.

A woman shows a Cameroon Red Cross volunteer the damage caused by recent floods after heavy rains in Cameroon''s Far-North region. More than 350,000 people are in need of immediate assistance with shelter, food and non-food items. © IFRC.

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News from Members 29 October 2024 The Egyptian Meteorological Authorit.. 11/6/2024 1:39:00 PM.

The training focuses on delivering capacity to meteorologists and hydrologists of African NMHSs. Major General Hesham Tahoun, Permanent Representative of Egypt with WMO, provided opening remarks to the event, highlighting the necessity to e

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (4), WMO (1), INFORM (2),

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