21 January 2015: South-eastern Africa – Floods

Last 14 days accum. rainfall (NASA/TRMM) RAINFALL SITUATION mm 100 - 200 - and Flood 200 - 300 • Due to the recent heavy rains and the passage of the Tropical Storm CHEDZA, 35 people have died, 300 - 400 and 117 181 have been affected. In addition, there > 400 were 44 389 people displaced, 2 322 houses Source: NASA TRMM destroyed, 1 451 houses damaged, 200 schools damaged, eight health centres flooded and about 638 000 1 650 ha of crop-land inundated. - Flood 50 • Total number of affected population stands at 137 614, including provinces of Zambezia, 153 Nampula, Cabo Delgado and Tete. There are a total of 117 685 people affected by the floods in Zambézia province. The floods have destroyed 4 963 houses, 378 classrooms, six health centers and 51 bridges. Death toll due to flooding, lightning and house collapse is 64. Currently 50 481 people are hosted in 49 accommodation centers. 117 181 – Flood • The floods have affected 638 000 people; 121 000 people remain displaced and more than 50 people 35 are killed and 153 missing. • Parts of the southern region continue to receive light to moderate rainfall. As soils are already saturated, additional flooding remains a concern. According to OCHA, search and rescue operations continue, with relief supplies being dispatched to affected areas.

Sources: ECHO, GDACS, JTWC, Meteo France - La Reunion, Mauritius MS, NOAA, BNGRC, UNOCHA,DFO, UNOSAT-UNITAR, See DFO Flood map Government of Malawi, Government of Mozambique, Media 2015 Flooding in Malawi and Southern 137 614 Mozambique, DFO Event 4219 Dartmouth Flood Observatory (DFO) 64 16 January 1 500 0.00 UTC MALAWI 16 January 11 12.00 UTC MOZAMBIQUE

17 January 12.00 UTC People dead People affected (per country) (per country) People missing Areas affected (per country) 20 Jan 2015, DFO “Current Conditions and Maximum Flood Extent" TROPICAL CYCLONE INTENSITY LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM

î Tropical Depression GLIDEnumber: FL-2015-000006-MWI WIND BUFFERS Red: Flooding within past 14 days (MODIS automated product). Light Red: Flooded during this event, from earlier MODIS coverage îî Tropical Storm or non-automated MODIS mapping. Darker Red: Flooded areas 64 km/h from high resolution Sentinel 1 or Landsat 8 data. Dark blue, Permanent water, February, 2000 (SWBD*). Very light blue, All flooding mapped by DFO since yr 2000. http://floodobservatory.colorado.edu/Version3/2015Malawi4219.html .