ReliefWeb

HIGHLIGHTS

• Above normal rainfall is expected for the remainder of the season.

• Dry conditions in late 2012 have led to late planting, raising concerns that agricultural production could be negatively impacted.

• Localized storm damage has been reported in Malawi, Angola, Zambia and Mozambique.

• A Cholera outbreak has hit Zambia.

• Madagascar has declared an emergency to address the locust invasion threatening food security in the south.

• Armyworm invasions are threatening food security across the region.