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[STORMREPORTS] News Stories on Africa Flood Crisis

From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) (ferrell{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Sat Apr 17 2004 - 11:28:28 EDT


HOW can Africa cope with floods?
BBC News - London,England,UK
... Africa as floods continue to wreak havoc in the region. In Tanzania,
at least 35 passengers died on Thursday after their bus plunged into a
flooding river in ...
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3630301.stm>

MORE Misery As Floods Reach Coast, Ukambani
AllAfrica.com - Africa
... There was renewed flooding in large sections of the Kano and Nyakach
plains over the past 24-hours. Floods returned with a vengeance after
a day's lull ...
<http://allafrica.com/stories/200404150389.html>
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<http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&num=30&hl=en&client=google&newsclusterurl=http://allafrica.com/stories/200404150389.html>

MORE than 100 die in Djibouti floods
Mail & Guardian (subscription) - Johannesburg,South Africa
At least 114 people have been found dead following recent floods in Djibouti,
the Red Cross said on Thursday. "Two villages have been particularly affected.
...
<http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?ao=34200>

KENYA : Nearly 3000 Displaced , Schools Submerged By Floods
AllAfrica.com - Africa
Nearly 3,000 people have been displaced and eight killed by floods in several
districts of Kenya as fears mount that more rivers could burst their banks,
the ...
<http://allafrica.com/stories/200404150324.html>

FLOODS threaten Ngoma
The Namibian - Windhoek,Namibia
A Regional Emergency Management Unit (REMU) team travelled to the area
to assess the extent of the flooding and to discuss an appropriate site
with traditional ...
<http://www.namibian.com.na/2004/april/national/0438B574A5.html>
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<http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&num=30&hl=en&client=google&newsclusterurl=http://www.namibian.com.na/2004/april/national/0438B574A5.html>

DJIBOUTI floods kill at least 52 people
Independent Online - South Africa
... fears that the flooding could lead to outbreaks of cholera or malaria.
The corpses of cattle and other animals left behind by the floods were
decomposing ...
<http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=68&art_id=qw1082097182921B232&set_id=1>
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<http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&num=30&hl=en&client=google&newsclusterurl=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php%3Fclick_id%3D68%26art_id%3Dqw1082097182921B232%26set_id%3D1>

NAMIBIA: Zambezi floods southeastern Caprivi
UN Regional Information Africa - Africa
... have been submerged for the past two months in the worst floods since
1958, affecting a reported 50,000 people. "The river has now begun flooding
villages in ...
<http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=40604&SelectRegion=Southern_Africa&SelectCountry=NAMIBIA>

AT Least 50 Killed in Djibouti Floods
Reuters - United States
NAIROBI (Reuters) - At least 50 people have died and many more were missing
in floods after torrential rains pounded Djibouti this week, aid workers
said on ...
<http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=4851753>

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