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Nairobi Kigali In Malawi, 7 Camps were established in Nsanje district for those displaced by flooding in mid-January. Some people are still living in the camps, whilst others have returned to their homes as the flood situation in Nsanje is normalizing. Recent storms affected an Bujumbura KENYA CONGO estimated 4,118 and 3,898 households (20,590 people and 19490 people) in Thyolo and Blantyre respectively. Localized flooding has also occurred in the capital Lilongwe BrazzavilleKinshasa and 276 people (53 households) were reportedly evacuated to 2V tiectmorpiaorary shelter sites.

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l a Lake Tanganyika projected to hit as a category 1 tropical cyclone in the next few days. In response to b a the impacts from Cyclone Funso and Tropical Storm Dando in January 2012, an estimated US$17 million is required to provide humanitarian assistance to 33,485 TANZANIA households (119,471 people) affected in the provinces of Zambezia, Gaza, Maputo, Lake Rukwa Inhambane and Nampula. Only US$2 million have been raised to date. Luanda

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DRC Karonga SEYCHELLES ANGOLA Lake Bangweulu uma Moroni Ruv COMOROS Lue na Lake Malawi ZAMBIA Mamoudzou MAYOTTE MALAWI MOZAMBIQUE Ambanja In Zambia, 4,436 people have been affected Lu Lilongwe ena Analalava C C Kabwe by flooding in Kabwe; 743 houses have been u u Lake Malombe b a Nampula a n Lusaka Gurue T damaged, of which 200 have collapsed, 783 n d Cahora Bassa Dam Province sir g o S ib i Lake Chilwa ih o Z h R in pit latrines have collapsed and 156 wells a Mogincual a l a Blantyre i u B i m r e Z z b e o e have been contaminated, according to e v a e e Thyolo Angoche t Mampikony i m z s n u O g Moma i e v k b n i b preliminary impact assessments. C a

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In the Cuvelai floodplains of northern Namibia, v o Harare u a P m n Mupfure Manyame un Cheringoma a new flood wave is expected to reach the g gw Chinde Antananarivo Brickaville information indicates that Irina did not Omusati a Etosha Pan e o Osborne Marromeu Cyclone Funso (Jan 2012) Antananarivo Moramanga cause major damage. Tropical cyclone Oshakati area in the next week. Responders ZIMBABWE Dam should monitor the situation and be ready to Vatomandry Giovanna hit Madagascar earlier in mid- Okavango Delta Port Louis respond. Makgadigadi Pans February, causing 28 deaths and 118 MAURITIUS Lucite injuries. An estimated 3,000 people are zi ) u 2 MAURITIUS NAMIBIA B 1 still displSaaceindt- Dine nitsemporary shelters in Save 0 2 Brickaville, Vatomandry, Antananarivo and b RÉUNION e Morombe BOTSWANA F Mampikony districts. Around 978 school Windhoek Gaza ( Province na classrooms have been damaged. Limpopo L Inhambane Iri im ne ky Humanitarian interventions are underway b o Province lo ngo e p Province p yc Ma is po o C to respond to the needs of those affected. u m p K Li o Maruleng Hardap Dam Gaborone Magude Chibuto Municipality Inc om Bilene Mandlakaze Moamba at i Xai-Xai Maputo Mpumalanga Manhica Province Province h Pretoria Tro s Maputo pi i Mbabane Matutuine cal 2) F Sto 1 rm Dan an 20 al SWAZILAND do (J lone Giovanna yclone Giovanna (Feb 2012 Naute Dam Va Cyc C ) Bloemhof Dam Vaal Dam (Feb 2012)

In South Africa, Tropical Storm Dando in January 2012 caused heavy rains in the Oran ge Maseru provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga that resulted in the flooding of many areas. LESOTHO Vanderkloof Dam Legend Orange Main Cities Gariep Dam Main Rivers

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Map ID:ROSEA195v2_Southern Africa Flood Update Flood or Cyclone Creation Date: 1 March 2012 Affected Areas Data Sources: Tropical Storm Irina Path Flood Information: Humanitarian Partners on the ground Mapping Data: HYCOS, GIST, ESRI, UN OCHA, ReliefWeb, TSR Projected Path Cyclone Irina

Disclaimer: Cyclone Giovanna Path 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 Cyclone Funso Path part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal Namibia and Mozambique, where some data was provided at regional level only. 0 100 200 status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or *Average household size is estimated at 5 people. Tropical Storm Dando Path concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. km 1:23,000,000