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Malawi

Malawi: Floods DoDMA Situation Report No. 02 (as of 18 Jan 2015)

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Highlights

· The number of displaced is still being considered 22,000 households (121,000 people). However, this number is expected to rise as more information is received and analyzed.

· The number of people affected through damage to crops is estimated at 638,000 people (116,000 households).

· 54 people have been killed by recent flooding, with 153 people remain missing in Nsanje District.

· An additional 100 people were evacuated to camps in Nsanje yesterday.

· Search and rescue operations are ongoing in Nsanje and Chikwawa, and relief operations continued as water levels in some areas eased.

121, 000
People displaced

54
People killed

153
People missing

638,000
People Affected