Mozambique – Flash Floods in Beira, Sofala Province, After Heavy Rain
Flooding has affected parts of Sofala Province after severe weather in Mozambique from 03 December 2020. Local media reported 128.4 mm of rain fell in the city of Beira, capital…
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Mozambique – Storms and Floods Leave 22 Dead, Thousands Affected
The government in Mozambique reports that 22 people have died and 12 injured after heavy rains, and strong winds in several regions of the country since the beginning of October…
Mozambique – Floods Hit Central Provinces
Heavy rain has caused further damage and flooding in central parts of Mozambique just weeks after at least 28 people died and 58,000 were affected by by floods in January…
Mozambique – Floods Leave 28 Dead, 58,000 Affected, Says UN
At least 28 people have now lost their lives in recent flooding in Mozambique. According to a report from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) of…
Mozambique – More Flooding Hits Cabo Delgado
Heavy rainfall in northern Mozambique continues to cause havoc in the province Cabo Delgado. At least 6 people have now died in flood-related incidents in the province since late December,…
Mozambique – Thousands Affected by Floods in Cabo Delgado
Severe weather including heavy rain and flooding has left 5 people dead in Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique. Local media, quoting officials from Instituto Nacional de Gestão de Calamidades (INGC), said…
As Risks Rise, Too Little Is Spent to Avert Disasters, Say UN and Red Cross
GENEVA, May 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Governments and businesses are still investing far too little to protect poor communities at rising risk from wild weather and other threats, the…
How Cities Can Approach Redesigning Informal Settlements After Disasters
Recent devastating flooding in parts of South Africa as well as the second massive cyclone to batter neighbouring Mozambique and Zimbabwe in just two months has raised alarm bells about…
Why the Indian Ocean Is Spawning Strong and Deadly Tropical Cyclones
The Indian Ocean has made its mark on the global news cycle this year. In March, tropical cyclone Idai made headlines as one of the most severe storms to have…
Mozambique – Tropical Cyclone Kenneth Leaves 38 Dead and 20,000 Displaced
Tropical Cyclone Kenneth has continued to batter parts of Mozambique with heavy rain after the storm made landfall in the north of the country on 25 April, 2019, causing severe…
Comoros and Mozambique – Tropical Cyclone Kenneth Makes Landfall
Tropical Cyclone Kenneth made landfall between the districts of Macomia and Mocimboa da Praia, in Cabo Delgado Province of Mozambique, on the evening of 25 April, 2019. The Cyclone is…
Cyclone Idai Shows Why Long-Term Disaster Resilience Is So Crucial
Cyclone Idai struck Beira, the fourth largest city in Mozambique, in mid-March with torrential rains and winds of more than 190 km per hour. It took days for the sheer…
Southern Africa – EU Aid For Cyclone Idai Victims in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi
The European Union has announced an additional €12 million in humanitarian support in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi. This funding will assist people in need following cyclone Idai and the subsequent…
African Cyclone Survivors Risk ‘Second Wave’ of Loss With Disease Threat
At least half a million people are at risk of disease as clean water runs short in the disaster zone NAIROBI, March 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – At least half…
Cyclone Idai’s Trail of Destruction Across Southeast Africa
Mozambique started three days of national mourning for those killed in what has been called the worst humanitarian crisis in the country’s history. NAIROBI, March 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) –…
Mozambique – Copernicus Sentinel-1 Maps Floods in Wake of Idai
As millions of people in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe struggle to cope with the aftermath of what could be the southern hemisphere’s worst storm, Copernicus Sentinel-1 is one of the…
