- The passage of the tropical cyclone JUDE caused very heavy rainfall and floods, and flash floods resulted in an increased number of casualties and severe damage. JUDE passed over Madagascar, with two landfalls, on 7-8 March in the north and on 15 March in the south, over northern and central Mozambique on 10-12 March, and over southern Malawi on 11 March. Across the three aforementioned countries, JUDE affected approximately 420,000 people.
- DG ECHO, UN OCHA and national authorities report, as of 18 March, 16 fatalities, one missing, 135 injured people, nearly 385,000 affected presons and more than 88,000 damaged houses across Mozambique.
- In Madagascar, the same sources report one fatality, one injured, more than 10,500 displaced people, over 15,000 affected people, and nearly 4,000 damaged houses.
- In Malawi, three missing, around 4,900 displaced people, and approximately 20,650 affected people were reported.
- The Copernicus Emergency Management Service was activated in rapid mapping mode (EMSR 793) for Mozambique and four maps were produced so far.
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