Flooding

The Water Resources Authority has ordered residents of six Nairobi estates near the Nairobi Dam to evacuate immediately amid ongoing heavy rains. The dam in Kibera risks breaching its embankments, posing flood threats downstream. Other areas have been placed on high alert.

March 20, 2026 An Ruwaito ta hanyar AI

The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has announced a blockage on the Mai Mahiu-Suswa-Narok (B7) highway near Kedong Ranch due to flooding and silt from heavy rains. Motorists are advised to use three alternative routes. Response teams are on site clearing the road.

For the first time, São Paulo's Civil Defense issued an extreme alert for severe storms in the south and east zones of the capital on Saturday (January 17), triggered by intense rains causing widespread flooding and creek overflows. The 10-second siren warning urged immediate protection amid risks to life and property, following a week of heavy precipitation and a tragic flash flood the previous day that swept away an elderly couple.

January 17, 2026 An Ruwaito ta hanyar AI

Heavy rain since Saturday night, January 17, 2026, has caused flooding across Jakarta. By 06:00 WIB on Sunday morning, five neighborhoods and three roads were submerged, later rising to 16 neighborhoods and 10 roads with water levels of 10-70 cm. In addition to residential areas, the Pondok Kelapa Public Cemetery was also affected by pooling water.

The Jakarta Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD DKI Jakarta) reports that dozens of neighborhoods (RT) and several roads remain flooded due to heavy rain since Monday night. The most affected areas are in West and North Jakarta, with water levels between 10 and 60 cm. Authorities are monitoring and working to speed up the drainage.

January 12, 2026 An Ruwaito ta hanyar AI

Three individuals, including a mother and her two children, are stranded in the Mutale River at Gwakwani village outside Thohoyandou in Limpopo due to heavy rains and flooding.