US EditionMozambique: Floods Cause More than a Hundred Deaths, Weather Alert Maintained
- On January 19, Gaza province Governor Margarida Mapandzene Chongo said more than 3,00,000 people were displaced and many sheltered in schools and churches after weeks of heavy rains left over 100 dead across Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
- After weeks of heavy rain beginning in early October, preliminary data from the Climate Hazards Center show record rainfall in the January 11-15, 2026, period that triggered rivers in Mozambique and South Africa to burst their banks.
- Helicopter rescue crews on January 18 saved around 110 people, including children, elderly evacuees and one pregnant woman, while a woman gave birth on a roof amid flooding.
- With response capacity stretched, South Africa declared a national disaster on January 18 and Daniel Chapo, President of Mozambique, cancelled his Davos trip as rescue operations continued.
- Leaders and experts linked floods to climate change; Ramaphosa urged funding, and Reeler warned `our summer of extremes is a small foretaste` of future impacts.
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In Mozambique, the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate as a result of the floods that have hit the country for several weeks. The human situation has become even worse: the authorities are now reporting 114 deaths. The Mozambique National Meteorological Institute (Inam) has again launched an alert on Tuesday, 21 January.
Director of Inam reveals that analysis of tropical cyclones may last two to three hours, with a negative impact on populations affected by rats who have already killed 114 people.
Over 150,000 displaced by Mozambique floods
The Government of Mozambique has said heavy rains and floods have displaced more than 150,000 people and caused widespread damage to infrastructure. The floods have submerged more than 45,000 hectares of crops in three provinces, severely affecting agriculture and food security, according to Mozambican High Commissioner to Rwanda, Amade Miquidade. Critical infrastructure has also been damaged, with over 50 bridges destroyed and about 4,500 kilom…
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