The flooding of Southern Africa has caused a great humanitarian crisis, and torrential rains and rivers were still ravaging various nations. Floods spread in southern Africa have increased since the end of last year because of an unusually heavy rainy season resulting in the death of over 100 people and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of others. People are losing their lives with the homes, roads, and other critical infrastructure collapsing under heavy rains being conducted by emergency services such as army helicopters to rescue people. According to experts, flooding in southern Africa can only get worse and weather agencies predict that there is more heavy rain associated with the La Nina climate phenomenon, which can contribute to the flooding and food security problems in the region.
Mozambique and Neighbours Face Widespread Destruction
Mozambique has been the most affected by floods in southern Africa and authorities have confirmed that there were at least 103 dead. It has impacted a greater number of over 200,000 people, destroyed thousands of homes and destroyed crops, increasing food insecurity. In South Africa, a minimum of 30 individuals have died as a result of floods and the army has been sent in to rescue victims. Zimbabwe has not been spared as it has reported 70 fatalities and more than 1000 houses were destroyed. The floods in south Africa have been experienced in Malawi, Zambia, Madagascar and even in some of the largest conservation sites such as the Kruger National Park in South Africa where the tourists had to be evacuated as the rivers overflowed their banks.
