CAP Alert · Actual

Heavy to Very heavy rainfall expected over Afar Region

Expired: Flash Flood

Severe severity

Urgency Future

Severity Severe

Certainty Likely

Category Met

Language en

Time period

Issued 02 Aug 2024 10:00
Effective 02 Aug 2024 10:00
Onset 03 Aug 2024 09:00
Expires 04 Aug 2024 09:00

Severity

Extreme

Severe

Moderate

Minor

Heavy to Very heavy rainfall expected over Afar Region

Area

Afar

Event description

Heavy to Very heavy rainfall expected over Afar Region. Heavy and very heavy rainfall is likely to lead to flash flooding, Soil Erosion, Travel Disruptions and Water Contamination.

Instructions

The people in the mentioned areas are advised to be on the lookout for potential flash floods, landslide, Travel Disruptions and Water Contamination. People are advised to avoid driving through or walking in moving water or open fields and Health Precautions (Boil drinking water if contamination is suspected)