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 1103187
Death: 7
Displaced: -
Countries: Uganda
From - To 26 Mar - 28 Mar

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Uganda - Severe weather and floods
  • Intense rainfall has been affecting Kampala city area, the capital of Uganda since 26 March, causing floods that have resulted in casualties and damage.
  • According to media, as of 27 March, at least seven people died, including three children, in the Kampala capital, several homes have been destroyed or flooded and roads were closed mainly due to flooding of the Nsobe river.
  • Over the next 48 hours, more heavy rainfall is forecast over most the Kampala city and southern Uganda.
Thu 27 Mar 2025Provided by ECHO Daily Flash
Detailed event map. European Union, 2025. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (4), WMO (1), INFORM (2),