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) –…
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…
Tropical Cyclone Idai made landfall on 14 March in the district of Dondo, Sofala province in Mozambique, with heavy rain and winds of up to 177 km/h (106 mph). The…
Local media in Zimbawe are reporting that at least 2 people have died in flooding in Chiredzi District in Masvingo Province. Meteorological Services Department of Zimbabwe (MSD) reported record rainfall…
Rains finally promise a good harvest in most parts of Zimbabwe’s Manicaland province – but only if farmers can get it to market. By Andrew Mambondiyani CHIPENDEKE, Zimbabwe, March 23…
The government of Zimbabwe has appealed to international donors to help those affected by floods in the country during the 2016 to 2017 rainy season. In a statement the Minister…
Zimbabwe continues to be plagued by the threat of heavy rain and flooding in the wake of the passage of Tropical Cyclone Dineo across southeastern Africa in the week of…
NASA examined the heavy rainfall generated by Tropical Cyclone Dineo as it made landfall in Mozambique and NASA’s Terra satellite spotted the storm’s remnants over four countries. Late on Feb.…
Parts of Mozambique have been severely affected by strong winds and rainfall since 15 February 2017 as a result of Tropical Cyclone Dineo, leaving at least 9 people dead and…
Tropical Storm Dineo (TC 05S), which formed in the Mozambique Channel between southeast Africa and Madagascar earlier this week, was upgraded to Tropical Cyclone status just before it made landfall…
Further severe weather, including heavy rain, flooding, lightning and thunderstorms, has affected parts of Zimbabwe over the last few days. In mid January, flooding forced around 30 families to evacuate…
Update: On 26 January Assessment Capacities Project (ACAPS) issued a report on the flood situation affecting Mozambique (pdf). The report said: “Since the beginning of January 2017, heavy seasonal rains…
Flooding forced around 30 families to evacuate their homes in near the Marimba River in Budiriro, a western suburb of Harare, Zimbabwe, on Friday 13 January, 2017. Meanwhile Meteorological Services…
Heavy rain brought flooding to parts of western Zimbabwe on Wednesday, 14 December 2016. In the south east of the country, heavy rain increased river levels in parts of Masvingo…
