Overall Green alert Flood
in Democratic Republic of the Congo

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

GDACS ID FL 1101735
Death: 16
Displaced: 300
Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo
From - To 01 Nov - 06 Jan

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Democratic Republic of the Congo - Floods and landslides (ECHO 09 Jan 2023)Mon, 09 Jan 2023 11:32

  • South Kivu province located in the far eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to be affected by floods and landslides caused by heavy rainfall, which have resulted in an increased humanitarian impact. 
  • According to media reports, five additional fatalities occurred on 4-5 January in Buvaku city, where several people had to be rescued and at least eight individuals were injured. Several parts of the city were damaged, including some read sections and a number of houses, leaving some residents displaced. 
  • On 9-11 January, moderate to locally heavy rainfall is forecast over southern, central-eastern and eastern DRC, including South Kivu Province. 
Northern and Central Democratic Republic of Congo, November to December 2022According to images and data provided by the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT), over 300,000 people were exposed to flooding in the provinces of Tshopo, Equateur, Nord-Ubangi and Sud-Ubangi in the Democratic Republic of Congo in November and December 2022. Most areas affected were along the Congo and Ubangi Rivers. Particularly badly affected are areas near the Congo River in the towns of Makanza and Lukolela, and along the Ubangi river in the town of Bomongo, both in Équateur Province.Fri 6 Jan 2023FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS
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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),