Reports

This post is written by Christina Justice, Kara Mobley, and Brian Barker at the University of Maryland, Department of Geographical Sciences. Record above-average rainfall received across East Africa since late 2019 has wreaked havoc over the region,…

Nairobi/Geneva, 20 May 2020—A series of mutually exacerbating disasters is unfolding in East Africa, on a scale rarely seen in decades, warned the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Ongoing heavy rain—which has…

Highlights • The March to May (MAM) rainfall period was one of the wettest the region has seen since 1981 (Figure 1), following an already record wet 2019 October to December (OND) rainfall period. • The early onset…

A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Summary of response Resulting from the Inter-Tropical Convergence Belt, continous rainfall started in Dar es Salaam from 8 May 2019, and peaked on 13 May, resulting in widespread flooding. which peaked on 13 May 2019.…

Background of the Crisis The flooding has caused mass displacement of people who hosted by friends and others in the temporary public building centres, mainly schools, mosques, churches. There is a widespread destruction of physical infrastructure, particularly…

A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster Heavy rains were reported in Dar es Salaam, starting on 8 May 2019 to-date. According to the Tanzania Meteorological Agency (TMA), these rains are a result of the Inter-Tropical Convergence Belt…