Southern Africa Flood and Cyclone Update as at 25 January 2012

Since 22 January 2012, southern Malawi has been receiving continuous heavy rainfall, leading to large scale flooding in Nsanje District. While the full impact of the floods is not yet known, a working figure of 4,000 people (800 households) affected is being used. Bujumbura KENYA CONGO !. BrazzavilleKinshasa !. Around 18 January 2012, Moderate Tropical Storm Dando formed over southern Mozambique and caused significant flooding in the provinces of Maputo, Gaza and

L Inhambane. Only days later, Tropical Storm Funso formed in the Mozambique Channel, Congo u a bringing heavy rains and flooding to the northern and central regions of the country, l a Lake Tanganyika b particularly Zambézia Province. As at 24 January 2012, numbers of affected are as

a follows: 48,830 people in Gaza Province, 1,235 people in Maputo Province, and 450 people in Inhambane Province . Preliminary information indicated that 2,575 TANZANIA Lake Rukwa households (12,875 people) are affected in Zambezia Province, but this number is Luanda expected to rise as rapid assessment teams return. !. Lake Mweru Wantipa DRC Karonga SEYCHELLES ANGOLA Lake Bangweulu uvuma Moroni R !. COMOROS Luen a Lake Malawi ZAMBIA Mamoudzou !.MAYOTTE MALAWI MOZAMBIQUE

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v o Harare u a P moved to a relocation camp in Oshakati Region. In m n Mupfure Manyame un Etosha Pan g gw Antananarivo Omusati Region, 250 people are being housed in Omusati a o Osborne e ZIMBABWE !. relocation camps and around 60 schools have been Dam Tropical Cyclone Funso is causing temporarily closed. However, the situation is improving. Okavango Delta Makgadigadi Pans heavy rainfall over the western coast Lucite i of the Madagascar, as well as rough uz B Tropical Cyclone Funso seas that haSvaein t-lDede nisto localized

NAMIBIA ave S flooding in two coastal villages.

RÉUNION BOTSWANA Morombe! Precautionary measures were taken Windhoek Gaza # Province and an estimated 60 households !. Limpopo L Inhambane im ky (300 people) were evacuated on 24 b o Province ngo e p Province p Ma is po o January 2012. However, the situation u m p K Li o has since improved and almost all of Maruleng Hardap Dam Gaborone !( Municipality Inc those evacuated have returned to !. om at their homes. Maputo i Mpumalanga Province !. Province h Pretoria !. s Maputo Tr i Mbabane !. opica F l S torm D al SWAZILAND ando Naute Dam Va Bloemhof Dam Vaal Dam

Orange In South Africa, Tropical Storm Dando caused heavy rains in the Maseru!. provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga that resulted in the Vanderkloof Dam LESOTHO flooding of many areas. Maruleng municipality has been declared Orange a disaster area. According to preliminary reports 220 houses were Gariep Dam damaged in Limpopo, while in Mpumalanga 50 households and 15 schools were affected. These floods have also resulted in extensive damage to bridges and road infrastructure, temporarily Legend Atlantic Indian cutting off a number of villages and communities. Ocean SOUTH AFRICA Ocean !. Main Cities

Main Rivers Map ID:ROSEA195v1_Southern Africa Flood Update Creation Date: 25 January 2012 Dams and Lakes Data Sources: Flood Information: Humanitarian Partners on the ground International Boundaries Mapping Data: HYCOS, GIST, ESRI, UN OCHA, ReliefWeb, TSR

Disclaimer: Flood Affected Areas The designations employed and the presentation of material on this Please note that flood areas are mapped at district level, except for South Africa, map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the Tropical Cyclone Funso part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal Namibia and Mozambique, where some data was provided at regional level only. status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or 0 100 200 *Average household size is estimated at 5 people. Tropical Storm Dando concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. km 1:23,000,000