• Floods leave 34 dead and affect over 310 000 people in Malawi

    ByReet Kaur

    Flooding triggered by heavy rainfall affected multiple districts across Malawi between March 15–18, 2026, leaving 34 people dead and 197 injured. The disaster impacted approximately 310 896 people across 69 088 households, with 6 155 households displaced and sheltered in 84 camps, according to the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA).

  • Floods after heavy rainfall leave 13 dead and 9 598 households affected across Malawi

    ByReet Kaur

    Flooding triggered by heavy rainfall across Malawi between March 15 and 18, 2026, affected 9 598 households, displaced 128 households, and left 13 people dead and 35 injured, according to the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA). Preliminary impacts were reported across 16 districts and city councils, with 12 evacuation camps established and road access disrupted in several areas.

  • 11 dead, thousand displaced as severe storms hit Malawi

    ByRishika Yadav

    At least 11 people have been killed, 80 were injured and nearly 50 000 were affected as severe storms swept over Malawi over the past couple of weeks, the country’s Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) reports.

  • Deadly landslide hits Malawi after heavy rain

    ByGrace Nona

    At least 3 people have been killed, 9 injured and 5 are still missing after a deadly landslide hit Rumphi District of Malawi's Northern Region during early morning hours of April 20, 2019. Heavy rain fell in the area that shifted rocks and triggered the…

  • At least 56 dead, 115 000 affected as severe floods hit Malawi

    ByTeo Blašković

    Heavy rains and floods have affected most parts of the Southern Region in Malawi, following the formation of a tropical disturbance over the Mozambique Channel earlier in the week. At least 13 districts have been impacted, with Nsanje and Phalombe hardest hit, UN…