CONTEXT
1. Tropical cyclone "Jokwe", which hit the province of Nampula on March 8, 2008 dissipated in the Mozambique Channel without causing further damage to either Mozambique or Madagascar.
2. Although the peak of the rain and cyclone season is over, precipitation will continue and cyclones could still occur until the end of April. Heavy rains have been experienced in southern Angola, and Namibia as well as the eastern part of South Africa. Rivers in central Mozambique have swollen following a 48 hour spell of heavy rain that started 16 March 2008, but are still below alert level. More rains are forecast in the same areas for the coming week.
3. According to the latest figures from national disaster authorities, the cumulative number of people affected by rains, floods and cyclones since October 2007 in Southern Africa is of 987,516.
Affected (Persons)
|
Causes
|
|
Angola |
81,400
|
Rains, flooding |
Lesotho |
4,500
|
Tornado, hailstorms |
Madagascar |
332,391
|
Cyclone, rains, flooding |
Malawi |
180,246
|
Rains, flooding |
Mozambique |
113,535
|
(in resettlement centres) + 160,000 (2007 caseload) + 60,000 affected by "Jokwe" |
Namibia |
3,000+
|
Rains, flooding |
Swaziland |
2,500
|
Rains, hailstorms |
Zambia |
34,776
|
Rains, flooding |
Zimbabwe |
15,168
|
Rains, flooding |
Total |
987,516
|
Contact details:
Andrea Recchia,
Humanitarian Affairs Officer (Johannesburg), +27 11 517 1624
Alfred Nabeta,
Desk Officer (Geneva), +41 22 917 2732
Mette Tangen,
Desk Officer (New York), +1 917 367 3001
Elizabeth Byrs,
Press contact (Geneva), +41 22 917 2653
Stephanie Bunker,
Press contact (New York), +1 917 367 5126
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