Malawi Floods and Deforestation
Some local observers are suggesting that deforestation in upland areas has contributed to the current flood disaster in Malawi, particularly around Blantyre and Zomba. However, there is some hope that…
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Floods in Africa
Malawi Floods – UN Distributes Food to 200,000 Flood Victims
In a statement yesterday, 04 February 2015, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said its food distribution program has managed to reach almost 210,000 flood victims in Malawi. WFP…
Zimbabwe – 1 Missing after Heavy Rain Floods Harare
Zimbabwe is suffering a further bout of heavy rainfall which has caused flooding in the capital Harare. Meteorological Services Department of Zimbabwe (MSD) reported that 158 mm of rain fell…
Zimbabwe Tokwe-Mukorsi Flood Victims Suffer Human Rights Violations
A report from Human Rights Watch claims that the Zimbabwe government has used violence, harassment, and the deliberate restriction of humanitarian aid to coerce an estimated 20,000 flood victims to…
Mozambique Floods – Death Toll Rises, Further Heavy Rainfall
Mozambique’s disaster management agency INGC said yesterday that the death toll from the current flood situation has risen to 117. INGC also say that floods have affected 157,000 people, most…
Malawi Floods Disaster Update
Weeks after flooding first struck in Malawi, the outlook is looking extremely poor for the south east African nation. Floods in Malawi have devastated important cash crops such as tobacco,…
Mauritius Invests in New Flood and Storm Early Warning System
The government of Mauritius have announced the introduction of an Early Warning System for incoming storm surge, swells and tsunamis. The system is expected to be in place before the…
Malawi Floods – 250 Square Miles Under Water
Vice President Saulos Chilima yesterday 21 January 2015, issued a statement on the current flood situation in Malawi. In it he said that Malawi’s Department of Surveys estimates that 63,531…
South African Forces Make Progress in Mozambique Flood Rescues
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) says the rescue mission in flood-stricken Mozambique is progressing well. This is after the government of Mozambique requested help from the South African…
71 People Killed in Mozambique Floods
Mozambique’s National Disaster Management Institute today confirmed that 71 people have died in the flooding that has ravaged parts of the country over the last 10 days. The worst affected…
Malawi Flood Victims – Clean Drinking Water a Priority
According to a statement by the Government of Malawi yesterday, 18 January 2015, Malawi Defence Force (MDF) teams have managed to rescue over 1,500 flood victims – 307 by helicopter…
Malawi Floods – 106,000 Displaced, Over 1,000 Rescued
UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs say that 106,000 people from over 19,000 households have been displaced by the floods. This figure has increased from 70,000 earlier this…
Malawi Floods – Homes, Schools and Livelihoods Destroyed in Mulanje
One of our contacts in Malawi, journalist Agnes Mizere, was able to visit Mulanje district soon after the recent floods and severe weather that caused so much devastation across the…
Mozambique Floods – 34 Dead
Heavy floods in southeast African country of Mozambique have killed at least 34 people amid efforts by rescue workers to reach people stranded on rooftops and over the trees, APA…
South Africa Aids Flood Stricken Mozambique
Pretoria – The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) will send its members to assist in the flood-stricken areas of the Mocuba District of Zambezia Province, Mozambique. The deployment follows…
Mozambique Floods Worsen as Rivers Overflow – 100,000 Affected
Floods in Mozambique are thought to have affected around 100,000 over the last few days as heavy rainfall continues over parts of south eastern Africa, including Malawi, where 48 people…
