KIGALI: Rwanda Meteorological Department on Friday warned of heavy rains across the country. It said areas especially to be affected are the two mountainous districts of Musanze in the north and Rubavu in the north west.
Torrential rains that continue to pound several remote regions in Rwanda have destroyed at least 200 heactares of crops in Karongi, a district in Western Rwanda since last week, a senior local administrative official in the region confirmed to PANA in Kigali
The Rwanda Meteorology Agency on Thursday launched a household survey for an economic analysis on benefits of weather and climate information to be conducted in some selected 15 districts across the East African country and which are mostly affected by natural disasters linked to climate.
Kenyans should expect a rainy elections day October 26th as the short rains season of October through to December picks up, according to the weatherman.
Policy makers and international development organizations gathered late Tuesday in Sudan Capital city Khartoum to debate current challenges in disaster management as Sudan joins the world in celebration of the International Disaster Risk Reduction Day.
The Rwanda Meteorology Agency (Meteo Rwanda) has installed four new automatic weather stations as part of efforts to expand its observation network and improve climate and weather forecasting.
Rwanda’s Minister of Environment, Vincent Biruta, has toured Maranyundo weather radar site and urged engineers undergoing a six weeks training course to maximise the use of the radar system. Doing so, he said, will support Meteo Rwanda to provide timely and accurate weather and climate information.
Tanzania Meteorological Agency (TMA), is hosting a media workshop for journalists upon releasing the unimodal forecast for December to April Season in Dar es Salaam Tanzania.
The Kenya Meteorological Service says the onset of the short rains season that begins in October through to December is still within the forecast period.
The Kenya Meteorological Service has issued a warning for heavy rainfall affecting mainly the Abardare ranges region, Mt. Kenya region and South Rift Valley including Narok County.
A dozen radar engineers and operators recruited by Rwanda Meteorological Department are undergoing a one-week training to equip them with knowledge and skills on the interpretation and application of the newly introduced Doppler weather radar products and technology in the country.
Rwandan minister of Refugees and Disaster Management, Jeanne d’Arc Debonheur, addressing affected communities in Huye district Rwanda's ministry of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs on Monday said it is responding to the needs of people affected by high winds and heavy rains that destroyed 119 homes in Huye, a district in Southern Rwanda.
Torrential rains and strong winds have destroyed 119 houses in Huye, a district located in Southern Rwanda, leaving hundred of residents homeless, a senior administrative official in the region confirmed on Monday.
At least five people were killed, 18 traumatised and 1,170 houses destroyed following heavy rains in different parts of the country since the beginning of September, the Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugees Affairs said Friday.
When people flee, they lose their possessions, crops and income in South Sudan (Credit: Oxfam) The US Agency for International Development (USAID) said here Thursday that it was crucial to provide humanitarian assistance as a result of man-made crises in South Sudan, Nigeria - all of which are driven by violent conflict - and Somalia, where ongoing conflict is compounding the effects of severe and prolonged drought.
Roofs of at least 169 houses, school buildings and churches were damaged during a downpour that hit several parts of Rusizi, a district in the southwestern Rwanda, near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), late on Tuesday.
