South Africa: Floods - Mar 2014 Updates (Maps / Infographics)

Situation Overview The 2014/2015 Southern African rainfall season, which stretches from October to May , saw severe floods in the east of the region. The remainder of the region experienced poor...

Situation Overview During the 2013/2014 rainfall season (October 2013 - May 2014), severe weather events caused flooding in several Southern African countries, with almost all affected by some level...

 A decrease in rainfall has been recorded over Southern Africa during the past week.  A favorable start of the March-May season has been observed over the Greater Horn of Africa. Heavy and...

HIGHLIGHTS Mozambique: Seven river basins are on alert. In central Sofala the Pungue River burst its banks, cutting road access between Beira and the Zimbabwe border. In Zambezia, some people living...

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A favorable distribution of rainfall was observed over Southern Africa during the past week. Widespread and above-average rains fell across the Greater Horn of Africa during the past week.

Heavy downpours over the past few weeks have caused the overflowing of the Licungo River across the Zambezia province of northern Mozambique. The flooding has negatively affected the livelihoods of...