Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://punchng.com/127-die-as-flood-hits-rwanda/At least 127 people have died as floods and landslides engulfed several parts of Rwanda after torrential rains, destroying homes and cutting off roads, the presidency said on Wednesday. Images posted online by the state broadcaster showed rivers of mud sweeping through the streets as residents scrambled for safety.text/html2023-05-03T19:22+0200punchngenpunchng-1c368bb4bf35880477fdb84490006da7MSCzechRepublicOHCHR-RejectlandslidesVaccinationrisksOutBreaksWesternBalkans-Politics2EnvironmentalDegradationClimateChangeNewsRWClimateChangeHealth-EffectsMSBulgariaAfricaFloodingNewACCENTEUEnvironmentET_Humanitarian_CrisisENNaturalDisasters2023_reference_ClimateChange-Generaldogodki_alertNatechClimateChangeET_NonCrisisENCPSI_ManMadePreparationET_FloodsENEnvironmentPollutionRedCrossRWFloodClimateChange-GeneralDisinfoSwedenTEMProtectedAreaDjiboutiBurundiRuandaSomaliaUgandaCzechRepublicKenyaEthiopiaACPAUPanoramaClimateAction-GeneralGHSAGearSpecialInterestCountriesNatech-FilterPPRDEast2_Programme_Disasters2_Dev_generalEthiopia_devMF00-EuropeRWCountryPageFilterhttps://cdn.punchng.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/19220759/favicon.jpgRed CrossPaul KagameMarie Solange KayisireRwanda Broadcasting AgencyTwitterLake KivuJane MunyemanaAFPMostRwandaDjiboutiEthiopiaSudanSomaliaBurundiUgandaTanzaniaKenyaon Wednesdaylast nightto fallLast month2020At the end of 2019during two monthsMay 2020Kagame“My deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims of the landslides and floods that occurred last night in the Western, Northern and Southern Provinces,”negativeangerreliableflood hits rwanda,die as flood,president paul kagame,floods and landslides,western province,homes,people died,127 die,east africa,rwanda broadcasting agency,torrential rains,red cross-1220230503192200https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/03/rwanda-rain-floods-mudslides-northern-western-provincesAt least 115 people have died as floods and mudslides swept through northern and western Rwanda after torrential rains, according to the state-run broadcaster, which warned that the toll could rise. “The rain that fell last night caused disaster in the northern and western provinces,” the Rwanda....text/html2023-05-03T17:17+0200guardianenguardian-1512926cb231423ec245732a8366478eMSCzechRepublicOHCHR-RejectlandslidesVaccinationrisksOutBreaksWesternBalkans-Politics2Green_ForesightSanctionSuspensionRWMudslideCPSI-NaturalDisastersMSBulgariaAfricaFloodingNewET_Humanitarian_CrisisENNaturalDisastersdogodki_alertNatechPreparationET_FloodsENRedCrossRWFloodDisinfoSwedenDjiboutiBurundiRuandaSomaliaUgandaKenyaEthiopiaACPAUPanoramaECSRC_TIER02GHSAGearNaturalDisasters-SpotEUCountryBorderAgenciesHSSRC_TIER01HSSRC_TIER01_AMP2_Dev_generalEthiopia_devSourcesInternationalEthiopia_totsourcesMali_totsourcesNigeria_totsourcesNiger_totsourcesSenegal_totsourcesTunisia_totsourcesEgypt_totsourcesGuinea_totsourceMorocco_totsourceBanglad_totsourceRWCountryPageFilterSRBSRC_TIERuvs-webRwandaAfricahttps://static.guim.co.uk/images/favicon-32x32.icoRed CrossMarie-Solange KayisireRwanda Broadcasting AgencyNew TimesTwitterLake KivuJane MunyemanaAgence France-PresseRwandaDjiboutiEthiopiaSudanSomaliaBurundiUgandaTanzaniaMostKenyalast nighton Wednesdayto fallLast month2020At the end of 2019during two monthsMay 2020negativesurprisereliablerains trigger floods,floods and mudslides,rwanda broadcasting agency,rwanda after heavy,people died,red cross,northern and western,flood waters,heavy rains trigger,africa,dead in rwanda,rba's twitter account,115 dead,landslides-1820230503171700https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/africa/climate-change-may-be-behind-devastating-floods-in-rwanda-uganda-expert-89153Disastrous floods and landslides on May 2 in the African countries of Rwanda and Uganda have taken the lives of at least 136 people, according to official reports. The torrential rain that triggered the devastation was triggered by climate change, according to an expert.text/html2023-05-05T16:36+0200newsnow-co-ukennewsnow-co-uk-449f2989637edfaf6ecddaea579c31ccEnvironmentDrought-EventUNbodiesKP_NameOfSettlements-Admin_VENAttacker_institutionerEUEnvironmentCF1001-VulnerableGroupsVaccinationrisksOutBreaksCF1001b-VulnerableGroupsSustainableDevelopmentGoalsET_FloodsENPreparationClimateChangeNewsClimateActionTEMProtectedAreaUnitedNationsGreen_ForesightCriticalInfrastructureProtectionIPTS-HarvestJRC-BiodiversityACCENTNaturalDisastersClimateChange-GeneralClimateAdaptationSocioEconomicEMMCoFE_InternationalClimateActiontc_monitoring2023_reference_ClimateActionEMF_HealthClimateChangeHealth-EffectsRWClimateChangeCAR_NameOfSettlements-Administrative20202023_reference_ClimateChange-GeneralRWFloodlandslidesFloodingNewLegislationEnvironmentalDegradationChinaRuandaUgandaACPBIOPAMA_News-EasternAfricaAUPanoramaClimateAction-GeneralEMMCoFE_GreenDeal_FilterBiodiversity-AfricaGHSAGear2_Dev_generalRWCountryPageFiltertc_monitor_filter_sv_enUNDP-SustainableDevelopmentGoalsTrialSierra_LeoneThe cyclone that lived longest: How Freddy broke all kinds of recordsThe Yellow River has been known as ‘China’s sorrow’. Now we know who was responsiblehttps://www.downtoearth.org.in/favicon.icoRichard MunangUnited NationsUnited Nations Environment ProgrammeIntergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeEnvironment ProgrammeLongin NiyonsengaKillian ChimtomUNEPAfrica OfficeRwandaChinaChinaUgandaEastEastChinain RMay 2Munang“Already, the globe has warmed to 1.1C and Africa is warming up at twice the global average. East Africa has seen temperature increases of up to 1.7C. This means the consequences of a warming globe, which includes extreme events such as precipitation, will continue to escalate,”“Rwanda might have stringent laws against plastics, but it’s not the same case in the rest of East Africa where single-use plastic bags account for up to 12 per cent of waste. Floating plastic is a significant risk factor that reduces the efficiency of drainage systems causing flooding,”“Building on flood plains and other riparian areas is a significant risk factor. It reduces the efficiency with which flood waters can be drained to these natural drains, swamps and wetlands within cities that are part of the critical green infrastructure needed to control flooding,”“Rainwater harvesting needs to become an urgent policy priority to deal with this,”negativefeareast africa,climate change,people,floods in rwanda,devastating floods,munang,rwanda and uganda,father longin niyonsenga,warming,expert,unep deputy regional-1120230505163600https://www.thecable.ng/flood-in-dr-congo-kills-nearly-200-submerges-buildingsNearly 200 people have been killed in flash floods in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Théo Kasi, South Kivu governor, said heavy rains had fallen in the villages of Bushushu and Nyamukubi and caused rivers to overflow on Thursday. Kasi pegged the death toll at 176 on Friday and said others were still missing.text/html2023-05-05T23:41+0200thecableenthecable-44afe75dd812f891c6c6b6c55f5df16amigr_TestAttacker_institutionerOrganized_Crime_TerrorismDisinfoSwedenCF1001-VulnerableGroupsVaccinationrisksET_StormFRET_FloodsENM07-EURefugeesMSNorwayEMMCoFE_NewPactOnMigrationET_DisasterFRTH1102-FoodPovertyDueToIncreasingFoodPricesFull_noveltyFrontexALLMigrationTopicsNaturalDisastersMigration_relatedMPFood_crisis-GeneralNigeria_ViolenceOHCHR-A1102-FoodPovertyDueToIncreasingFoodPricesRWFoodandNutritionET_Humanitarian_CrisisENRWFloodFloodingNewImmigrationEuropolET_NonCrisisENOHCHR-RejectCPSI-NaturalDisastersDemocraticRepublicCongoRepublicCongoACPACP-Central_AfricaAUPanoramaEMMCoFE_PromotingEuropeanWayOfLifeGHSAGearFood_crisis-Languages1_Migr_tot_general2_Dev_generalRWClusteringRWCountryPageFilter#KinshasaFloodListhttps://f5p3e9e4.stackpathcdn.com/favicon.icoFélix Antoine TshisekediFélix TshisekediThéo KasiRobert MasambaCongoCongoCongoMozambiqueRwandaSudanNigerMadagascarNigeriaMalawiUgandaCôte d’IvoireSouth AfricaKinshasaon Thursdayon FridayThursday evening20232023Last yearMay 304 mai 2023@Presidence_RDCKasinegativeangerreliablecongo kills,submerges buildings,people,eastern democratic republic,flood,drc,kills nearly 200,félix antoine tshisekedi,south kivu,kasole martin,republic of congo,bushushu,killed in flash,kasi-1320230505234100https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/africa/climate-change-may-be-behind-devastating-floods-in-rwanda-uganda-expert-89153Disastrous floods and landslides on May 2 in the African countries of Rwanda and Uganda have taken the lives of at least 136 people, according to official reports. The torrential rain that triggered the devastation was triggered by climate change, according to an expert.text/html2023-05-06T07:39+0200downtoearthendowntoearth-d96a0dfe114decf4463d63387957f125EnvironmentDrought-EventUNbodiesKP_NameOfSettlements-Admin_VENAttacker_institutionerEUEnvironmentCF1001-VulnerableGroupsVaccinationrisksOutBreaksCF1001b-VulnerableGroupsSustainableDevelopmentGoalsET_FloodsENPreparationClimateChangeNewsClimateActionTEMProtectedAreaUnitedNationsGreen_ForesightCriticalInfrastructureProtectionIPTS-HarvestJRC-BiodiversityACCENTNaturalDisastersClimateChange-GeneralClimateAdaptationSocioEconomicEMMCoFE_InternationalClimateActiontc_monitoring2023_reference_ClimateActionEMF_HealthClimateChangeHealth-EffectsRWClimateChangeCAR_NameOfSettlements-Administrative20202023_reference_ClimateChange-GeneralRWFloodlandslidesFloodingNewLegislationEnvironmentalDegradationChinaRuandaUgandaACPBIOPAMA_News-EasternAfricaAUPanoramaClimateAction-GeneralEMMCoFE_GreenDeal_FilterBiodiversity-AfricaGHSAGear2_Dev_generalRWCountryPageFiltertc_monitor_filter_sv_enUNDP-SustainableDevelopmentGoalsTrialSierra_LeoneThe cyclone that lived longest: How Freddy broke all kinds of recordsThe Yellow River has been known as ‘China’s sorrow’. Now we know who was responsiblehttps://www.downtoearth.org.in/favicon.icoRichard MunangUnited NationsUnited Nations Environment ProgrammeIntergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeEnvironment ProgrammeLongin NiyonsengaKillian ChimtomUNEPAfrica OfficeRwandaChinaChinaUgandaEastEastChina2030NowMay 2Munang“Already, the globe has warmed to 1.1C and Africa is warming up at twice the global average. East Africa has seen temperature increases of up to 1.7C. This means the consequences of a warming globe, which includes extreme events such as precipitation, will continue to escalate,”“Rwanda might have stringent laws against plastics, but it’s not the same case in the rest of East Africa where single-use plastic bags account for up to 12 per cent of waste. Floating plastic is a significant risk factor that reduces the efficiency of drainage systems causing flooding,”“Building on flood plains and other riparian areas is a significant risk factor. It reduces the efficiency with which flood waters can be drained to these natural drains, swamps and wetlands within cities that are part of the critical green infrastructure needed to control flooding,”“Rainwater harvesting needs to become an urgent policy priority to deal with this,”negativefearclimate change,people,east africa,floods in rwanda,devastating floods,munang,rwanda and uganda,father longin niyonsenga,expert,warming,unep deputy regional,african countries-1220230506073900