Flood

The new flooding is worsened by rising water levels in the Limpopo, Save, Zambezi, Lincungo and Revúbuè river basins in South Africa and Zimbabwe.According to the National Disaster Risk Management Institute (INGD), from March 1 to 21, at least 137 983 individuals have been affected.Some 37 temporary accommodation centres are active, hosting 16 417 people.Severe damage to infrastructure has been reported, leaving flood-affected areas where humanitarian partners are responding inaccessible by road.Concerns are also linked to the possible spread of cholera in flood-affected areas.Since September 2025, 7 814 cases and 83 deaths have been reported.
The most affected provinces by floods are Gaza, with areas already heavily affected by flooding in January 2026, together with Inhambane, Sofala, Zambezia, Niassa and Tete provinces.Resources are overstretched, while European Union partners are already responding, primarily in previously affected areas of Gaza, while other underserved areas need immediate support.Worsening floods are blamed on climate change.Southern Africa is among the regions hardest hit globally.