Overall Green alert Flood
in Burundi

Flood impact summary

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

GDACS ID: 1102581
Deaths: 2
Displaced: 1061
Region: Bururi, Gisuru, Bubanza, Mpanda, Muhuta, Kibago, Makamba, Nyanza-Lac, Mpinga-Kayove
Countries: Burundi
From - To 08 Apr - 10 Apr
Known identifiers for this event:

GDACS Score

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Impact Assessement as of 22-04-2024

SENDAI Indicator A N Country Location Info
death 2 Burundi Bururi
SENDAI Indicator B N Country Location Info
affected 3534 Burundi Gisuru
affected 374 Burundi Mpanda
affected 225 Burundi Nyanza-Lac
affected 963 Burundi Mpinga-Kayove
affected 9 Burundi Mpinga-Kayove
displaced 12 Burundi Mpinga-Kayove
displaced 63 Burundi Nyanza-Lac
displaced 416 Burundi Mpanda
displaced 166 Burundi Muhuta
displaced 43 Burundi Kibago
displaced 37 Burundi Makamba
displaced 166 Burundi Bubanza
displaced 92 Burundi -
displaced 23 Burundi Bururi
displaced 43 Burundi Gisuru
SENDAI Indicator C N Country Location Info
houses 3 Burundi Bururi
houses 4 Burundi Gisuru
houses 8 Burundi Gisuru
houses 21 Burundi Bubanza
houses 2 Burundi -
houses 85 Burundi Mpanda
houses 4 Burundi Muhuta
houses 4 Burundi Nyanza-Lac
houses 4 Burundi Mpinga-Kayove

Satellite Observation

Satellite-based Flood extent provided by GLOFAS
Overall of the satellite-based flooded area from / to : 2024-04-01 / 2024-04-17  

Monday 01/04Tuesday 02/04Wednesday 03/04Thursday 04/04Friday 05/04Saturday 06/04Sunday 07/04Monday 08/04Tuesday 09/04Wednesday 10/04Thursday 11/04Friday 12/04Saturday 13/04Sunday 14/04Monday 15/04Tuesday 16/04Wednesday 17/04

Timeline of revisions

For accessing reports of previous advisories, please click on the advisory number in the table below.

IDAlert ColorPopulation affectedStart DateEnd DateSource
1 2 deaths and 1061 displaced 08 Apr 2024 10 Apr 2024 GLOFAS

Flood polygons

This polygon (translucent blue with a blue border) is drawn by the analysts recording the flood event. It is meant to include all the areas reported as affected, by official source or the media. It does not represent the area actually under water.

Microwave flood detection

Flooded area, as detected in microwaves by the Global Flood Detection System of the JRC, based on NASA TRMM/GPM observations. This system has a rather low resolution (of 5-10km) but is not affected by clouds.
For more details, see http://www.unisdr.org/files/9622_LBNA23303ENC002.pdf.
The areas with a flood signal along the coast are an artefact of the system and should not be considered.

Optical Flood detection

Flooded area as detected in optical wavelengths by NASA/MODIS, known as "MODIS Flood Product". Data are made available by NASA GSFC Flood Mapping Project, http://oas.gsfc.nasa.gov/floodmap/index.html. Resolution of 250m, heavily affected by cloud cover.