At least 115 dead in African flooding
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At least 115 people were killed in Mozambique, Malawi and South Africa after heavy rains affected 843,000 people across southeast Africa, officials and the UN said, prompting calls for emergency aid.
At least 66 people have been killed in Mozambique, 45 in Malawi and four in South Africa following torrential rains that have triggered flash floods.
Mozambique Cabinet spokeswoman Ana Comoana said the 鈥済overnment has decreed a red alert due to the continuing rains and the approach of the tropical cyclone Idai, expected to reach the country between Thursday to Friday.鈥
The UN鈥檚 Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said:
鈥淭ropical Cyclone Idai, which formed over the Northern Mozambique Channel on March 9, is expected to make landfall near Beira (eastern Mozambique) on March 14 or 15.鈥
The floods in Mozambique, one of Africa鈥檚 poorest countries, have already destroyed 5,756 homes, affecting 15,467 households and 141,325 people.
In neighboring Malawi, floods have left over 230,000 people without shelter and affected around 739,000 people, according to the UN.
Malawi鈥檚 Meteorological Department has warned of more rains and flooding in the country鈥檚 south between today and Sunday.
In Mozambique, 111 people have been injured, 18 hospitals destroyed, 938 classrooms destroyed and 9,763 students affected. More than 168,000 hectares of crops were destroyed. Authorities have ordered the evacuation of people living in flood-prone areas.
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