Overall Green Flood alert for Cameroon in Cameroon from 16 Jun 2021 01:00 UTC to 17 Jun 2021 01:00 UTC

Event summary

Flood Cameroon can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID	FL 1100911
Death:	5
Displaced:	-
Countries:	Cameroon
From - To	16 Jun - 17 Jun

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Cameroon, June 2021Thunderstorms, strong winds and heavy rain caused damage in Garoua, North Region of Cameroon on 16 June. 5 fatalities were reported, along with damage to homes and roads.Thu 17 Jun 2021FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS

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Articles: 2 | About casualties: 0 | Last hour: 0

Mount Nyiragongo: Why DR Congo fears the explosive power of a lakeSat, 29 May 2021 06:29:00 +0200.

A sinister threat is lurking beneath a lake near the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Scientists say underground magma has been flowing toward Lake Kivu since the deadly eruption of the nearby Mount Nyiragongo volcano on Sa

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Mount Nyiragongo: Why DR Congo fears the explosive power of a lakeSat, 29 May 2021 06:27:00 +0200.

Known as a limnic eruption, this event poses a rare but potentially catastrophic risk to Goma's residents. It would be terrible but "no-one would ever really claim they know when or if this is going to happen", science journalist and volcan

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