Country: Burundi Source: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Please refer to the attached file. What happened, where and when?As of September 2023, exacerbated by the El Niño weather phenomenon, the rains had been virtually uninterrupted in Burundi, instead of the usual two rainy seasons (September-January and March-May). According to official figures released by the Minister of the Interior, 203,944 people were affected by flooding, landslides, violent winds and hail, and the number of internally displaced persons had risen by 25% to 96,000. In the same press release, the government of Burundi appealed for financial aided to meet the growing needs of 306,000 people in need of humanitarian assistance and to avoid a worsening of the situation.DREF timeline according to the evolution of the situation:• On 26 and 27 October 2023, the first intense rainfall and high winds caused important flooding in Cibitoke affecting 1,590 people. Based on the needs reported by the NS, a DREF operation was launched in Cibitoke on 15 November 2023 to assist 265 HHs.• From 26 to 27 December 2023, other heavy rain occurred in Bujumbura town (Kinama, Buterere, Musaga and Kanyosha) and Bubanza Provinces (Gihanga and Mpanda), with 371 houses totally or partially destroyed and 7,278 people affected. BRC extended the DREF to assist 150 more affected HHs in Ntahangwa and Muha.• In April 2024, as the situation worsened, the NS requested a 3rd allocation to assist 200 more affected HHs. That third allocation was triggered by an unprecedented rise of Lake Tanganyika waters as a result from the continuous rains. On 12 March 2024, the waters of Lake Tanganyika had risen by 776.76 m, i.e. 1,76 m above the normal, their worst for sixty years. According to data collected by the CRB volunteer network, the damages were:• 66,391 persons affected and in need in 10 communes of 4 provinces. Local residents had been forced to suspend their activities, and some were forced to move, as the lake waters continued to gain ground. At this time 162,356 people are at high risk of being affected by the floods.• 1,344 flooded houses and 300 immediately houses threatened; main road markets, ports, schools, and more than 365 Ha of fields were flooded, and the road from Bujumbura to DRC via Mutimbuzi commune is already been flooded since 2nd March 2024 and the road along Tanganyika Lac in Bujumbura Town (Avenue du Large).The humanitarian situation was worsened by the rising of the level of the Lac Tanganyika which was at 777.30 m on 17 May. 54 Collines were flooded where 492,825 people of Bujumbura lived (Communes Mutimbuzi and Kabezi), Province Mairie (Commune Muha, Mukaza, and Ntahangwa), Province Rumonge (Muhuta, Bugarama and Rumonge) and Province Makamba (Commune NyanzaLac). Burundi Government has officially declared the humanitarian crisis and a holistic humanitarian response developed. In May 2024, IFRC recategorized the crisis as orange based on the humanitarian situation, which allowed BRCS to extend this operation for 3 more months to alleviate the burden of the crisis on the most vulnerable affected families.Burundi is actually in the dry season, and flooding has basically decreased. However, cases of cholera have begun to increase exponentially, and landslides could continue on unstable ground that has accumulated a lot of rainwater. The daily situation report (No 611) published on 20 September 2024 shows 2158 cumulative cases of cholera. In addition, the new Monkey Popx epidemic is widely spreading in the country. The daily situation report (No 52) published on 20 September shows 611 cumulative cases of MPOx.The affected populations in areas declared uninhabitable are still in the area and the situation risks getting worse with the new rainy season. In addition, households evacuated in Mubimbi Commune do not have shelter that meets standards, and the occurrence of rain risks worsening the situation.