Location:Maquinino, beira, mozambique, Mozambique, Southern Africa
Incident Date:
February 13, 2024
Instability Rating Max 5.0:
1.50
Summary:
A fire engulfed three Adil Stores warehouses in Beira's Maquinino neighborhood, containing construction materials for post-Idai reconstruction. The blaze began around 3:00 a.m. and quickly spread due to highly flammable materials. Firefighters faced challenges due to fuel shortages, and the owner had to supply fuel for firefighting efforts. Additional firefighting teams later arrived, but the flames persisted, spreading to other warehouses. The fire's origin remains unknown, and there have been no reported injuries. The [...]
Location:Marracuene, Maputo Province, Mozambique, Mozambique, Southern Africa
Incident Date:
February 8, 2024
Instability Rating Max 5.0:
1.50
Summary:
Some parts of the Maputo metropolitan area are experiencing water supply restrictions due to a fault in the medium voltage power line supplying the Sábiè Water Treatment Station in Moamba district. This has led to low water pressure in the distribution network and [...]
Location:Ohaji-Egbema, Imo, Nigeria, Nigeria, West Africa
Incident Date:
January 31, 2024
Instability Rating Max 5.0:
2.50
Deaths:
30
Fatalities type:
Civilian
Summary:Over 30 individuals are feared dead in Imo State after a tanker, suspected to be used by oil bunkers, exploded in the forest of Obitti, Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area. The incident occurred along the Ndorama pipeline right of way in the Obitti rubber estate. Conflicting reports suggest the explosion resulted from gunfire between rival groups in the oil bunkering business or a planned attack by [...]
Summary:Four women reportedly lost their lives when a mining pit collapsed in the Gudum Sayawa suburb of Bauchi. The incident also left several others injured. A similar incident occurred in 2023 at a mining site in Bar Kudu, Bogoro Local Government Area, resulting in the deaths of three women with several others injured
Summary:A major fire broke out on January 26, 2024 at the Customs pound located at the Cité Ezzouhour in Ghardimaou (jendouba). The fire destroyed a large amount of seized contraband fuel, a number of cars seized inside the warehouse and other objects. The civil protection units of Ghardimaou, Jendouba and Bou Salem rushed to the scene to control the flames. An investigation has been [...]
A dam breach at the Fura Gems ruby mine in Montepuez last Monday caused a flood, leaving the main mining pit at Gemfields' MML project inoperable and damaging much of the surrounding area.
Summary:Eight people are confirmed dead and several others have gone missing after a ferry capsized and sank in the northwestern Nigerian state of Niger on Monday, January 15. The unnamed wooden-hulled vessel was transporting over 100 people to nearby Kebbi state when the incident occurred on the afternoon (local time) of Monday.
Rescue teams consisting of divers, personnel of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency [...]
Location:Bodija Market, Ibadan North, Oyo, Nigeria, Nigeria, West Africa
Incident Date:
January 17, 2024
Instability Rating Max 5.0:
3.00
Deaths:
2
Fatalities type:
Civilian
Wounded:
77
Summary:A deadly blast in Ibadan, Nigeria, was caused by explosives stored by illegal miners, according to the governor of Oyo state. The explosion resulted in two deaths and 77 injuries, affecting seven suburbs of the city. Rescue efforts are underway, with crowds gathering at the blast site. Buildings have been reduced to rubble, and vehicles destroyed, while windows and rooftops were damaged in the [...]
Location:Ain El Melh, M'Sila, Algeria, Algeria, Maghreb
Incident Date:
January 14, 2024
Instability Rating Max 5.0:
2.50
Deaths:
6
Wounded:
1
Summary:
Six members of the same family died on Sunday, 14 January 2024, at their home in the municipality of Ain El Melh in the wilaya of M'Sila, after being poisoned with carbon monoxide gas, said a statement from the Civil Protection Directorate. The gas emanated from a defective heater. The victims, four females and two males, were between aged 4 and 47 years of age. A seventh person suffered from breathing difficulties and was [...]
Some parts of the Maputo metropolitan area are experiencing water supply restrictions due to a fault in the medium voltage power line supplying the Sábiè Water Treatment Station in Moamba district. This has led to low water pressure in the distribution network and [...]
Over 30 individuals are feared dead in Imo State after a tanker, suspected to be used by oil bunkers, exploded in the forest of Obitti, Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area. The incident occurred along the Ndorama pipeline right of way in the Obitti rubber estate. Conflicting reports suggest the explosion resulted from gunfire between rival groups in the oil bunkering business or a planned attack by [...]
Four women reportedly lost their lives when a mining pit collapsed in the Gudum Sayawa suburb of Bauchi. The incident also left several others injured. A similar incident occurred in 2023 at a mining site in Bar Kudu, Bogoro Local Government Area, resulting in the deaths of three women with several others injured
Eight people are confirmed dead and several others have gone missing after a ferry capsized and sank in the northwestern Nigerian state of Niger on Monday, January 15. The unnamed wooden-hulled vessel was transporting over 100 people to nearby Kebbi state when the incident occurred on the afternoon (local time) of Monday.
Rescue teams consisting of divers, personnel of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency [...]