Flash floods were reported in towns close to the South Africa and Zimbabwe border after a thunderstorm brought heavy rain from 21 to 22 February 2021. In South Africa, flooding…
BARCELONA, Jan 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – More powerful storms are battering people and economies harder, with the poor suffering the worst losses, an annual climate risk index showed, as…
Disaster authorities report that 6 people have died in Mozambique after Tropical Cyclone Eloise made landfall in Sofala Province early on 23 January 2021. Previously the storm caused wind damage…
Tropical Storm Chalane made landfall in Madagascar on 27 December, bringing heavy wind and rains, but limited damage, according to preliminary reports. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…
At least 2 people have died in severe weather including flash floods in Manicaland Province, eastern Zimbabwe. Local media report that flooding struck from 04 November after 2 days of…
BINGA, Zimbabwe, March 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Anyone driving through Binga, in western Zimbabwe, is greeted by a vision of the past dotted along the tarred road: thatched homes…
Flooding has once again hit parts of Matabeleland North Province in northern Zimbabwe, this time causing severe damage in Binga District. Flooding struck on 11 February and has damaged or…
CHIMANIMANI, Zimbabwe, Jan 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Albert Sabawe, 25, is waiting to eat lunch, resting against the wall of his flimsy wooden home in a small village in…
Media in Zimbabwe report that flooding in the north of the country has destroyed houses, crops and livestock after heavy rain over the last few days. Areas of Hwange District…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Climate change is bringing more weather extremes, and Zimbabwe this year is suffering from opposite crises at once: floods and drought HARARE, April 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As eastern…
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…
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) –…
