2015 Southeast Africa floods

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2015 Southeast Africa Floods
DateJanuary 9–20, 2015
LocationMalawi Malawi
Mozambique Mozambique
Madagascar Madagascar
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
DeathsAt least 225 killed[1][2]
At least 153 missing
400,000+ displaced
Property damageAt least USD $300,000,000

The 2015 Southeast Africa floods, partially related to

Malawian people have been displaced by the flood. About 400,000 African people have been displaced in total, and 153 were declared missing.[8]

Flooding began on January 14, 2015, subsiding at the end of the month.

El Niño.[13][14]

Effects by country

Severe Tropical Storm Chedza on January 16, 2015
Rivers were swollen and brown with sediment in the wake of Tropical Storm Chedza
 Country   Fatalities   Missing   Displaced 
 Malawi 176 230000
 Mozambique 86 160000
 Madagascar 46 20000
Total 308 153 410000
Location of Madagascar in Africa
Location of Malawi in Africa
Location of Mozambique in Africa
Location of Zimbabwe in Africa

Malawi

Two weeks of heavy rainfall killed 176 people and caused US$450 million in damage, or roughly 10% of the country's GDP.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b ""Dire" needs of southern African flood survivors unmet two weeks on - TRFN". Reuters Foundation. Reuters. 23 January 2015. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  2. ^ Death toll rises as Mozambique weighs up flood costs (Mail & Guardian News)
  3. ^ "Floods kill scores in Malawi, Mozambique". USAToday. Associated Press. 16 Jan 2015. Retrieved 25 Jan 2015.
  4. ^ "Malawi floods kill 176 people". The Guardian. Associated Press. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  5. ^ "BBC News - Malawi floods kill 170 and leave thousands homeless". BBC News. 16 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Flood death toll across Southern Africa reaches 260". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Madagascar tropical storm claims 46 lives". Yahoo! News via AP. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  8. ^ Chonghaile, Clár Ní (10 February 2015). "Malawi floods devastation far worse than first thought". the Guardian. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  9. ^ "Madagascar : Saison cyclonique 2014-2015 : Inondation et tempête tropicale Chedza - Rapport de mise à jour n. 13, Jeudi, le 29 janvier 2015". ReliefWeb (in French). 30 January 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  10. ^ "Madagascar storm death toll climbs to 68". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  11. ^ "South East Africa - Floods Hit Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique - FloodList". FloodList. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  12. ^ Chikoko, Rex (23 January 2015). "Flood-hit Malawi faces aid deficit". Mail and Guardian. IAB. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  13. doi:10.1175/1520-0442(1988)001<0240:aioirv>2.0.co;2
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  14. ISSN 1520-0442
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  15. ^ Jeff Masters (January 19, 2016). "Earth's 29 Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters of 2015: 4th Most on Record". Weather Underground. Archived from the original on May 3, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
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