Overall Green alert Flood
in Uganda

Event summary

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

GDACS ID FL 1102601
Death: 17
Displaced: 5000
Countries: Uganda
From - To 01 May - 12 May

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Lake Victoria, Uganda, May 2024Local media reported flooding from Lake Victoria affected areas of Masaka District, Central Region, Uganda, in May 2024. Social Media posts also showed flooding in Entebbe, Wakiso District.Wed 15 May 2024Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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Uganda: Flood - 05-2024 - Uganda May 2024 Floods (2024-05-12) 5/13/2024 12:23:00 PM.

Description. May 2024 started with serious impact by floods and landslides as was the case in April. In 11 days, 39,185 people (8,011 households) were affected by flood hazard in 14 districts in Uganda as shown in Table 1 below. 3,080 house
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Uganda: Flood - 05-2024 - Uganda May 2024 Floods 5/13/2024 3:32:00 AM.

Description. May 2024 started with serious impact by floods and landslides as was the case in April. In 11 days, 39,185 people (8,011 households) were affected by flood hazard in 14 districts in Uganda as shown in Table 1 below. 3,080 house
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), NASA (3), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1),