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Global Overview: La Niña is present. Moderate to heavy rainfall persisted in Southern Africa. Abnormally cold temperatures expected in parts of northern Central Asia, northern Central America and in the Eastern Colombian Andes.
Africa Weather Hazards
Persistent moderate to heavy rainfall continues across Southern Africa, causing widespread flooding and heightened risks, while in Eastern Africa, the rainfall season is coming to an end.
1. Inundation continues in the Sudd wetlands of South Sudan.
2. Below-average rainfall since the beginning of the season has led to abnormal dryness and drought across a wide portion of Eastern Africa, including southern Ethiopia, Somalia, much of Kenya, parts of Uganda and Tanzania. These dry conditions have resulted in severe drought over much of Somalia and in eastern, northeastern, and southeastern Kenya.
3. Insufficient rainfall since October has caused abnormal dryness across the south-central and central regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Persistent rainfall deficits since the start of the season have also led to abnormal dryness in western, northwestern, and central Angola, as well as western and southern Madagascar. In western Angola, these sustained deficits have further intensified, resulting in drought conditions.
4. Flooding has been reported in the Morogoro, in central-eastern Tanzania. Flooding has also been reported in several parts of Southern Africa, including Mozambique, Madagascar, and eastern and western Zambia. Given the heavy rainfall and saturated soil conditions over recent weeks, flooding is likely across eastern Zambia, Malawi, much of Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe, northern Botswana, eastern South Africa, eastern Madagascar, and southern Tanzania. Forecast additional heavy rainfall is expected to sustain elevated flood risks across these areas.
5. Heavy rainfall triggered flooding and landslides in the Burutsi, North Kivu Province, eastern DRC, resulting in fatalities and damages.