More than 200 people have died in weeks of torrential rain and severe flooding across southern Africa, with Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe bearing the worst impacts. The prolonged La Niña pattern has intensified the region’s rainy season, leaving widespread damage to homes, roads, crops and public infrastructure.
Heavy rains triggered flash floods across Johannesburg on March 5, 2025, leading to infrastructure damage and road closures.
Severe floods hit Eastern Cape, South Africa over the past couple of days, leaving at least 10 people dead and displacing more than 3 000, as of October 23, 2024.
Heavy rains and strong winds over the past couple of days have caused severe flooding on South Africa’s eastern coast, leading to at least 22 fatalities. The Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces have been the hardest hit, with thousands evacuated and significant infrastructure damage reported.
Violent thunderstorms and heavy rainfall affecting KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, since January 12, 2024, have led to devastating floods, resulting in at least 11 fatalities and significant property damage in the Durban City area, particularly in eThekwini Municipality.
Heavy rainfall and the bursting of river banks led to severe flooding in the Western Cape area of South Africa from September 23 to 26, 2023. The disaster resulted in multiple fatalities, thousands of evacuations, and significant infrastructure damage.
A group of people performing a baptism ritual along the Jukskei River in Johannesburg were swept away by a flash flood on December 3, 2022.
At least 443 people have been killed in severe floods and landslides affecting South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, particularly the city of Durban, since April 10, 2022. There are still dozens of people missing, and the death toll is expected to continue rising.
Heavy rains affecting parts of South Africa since January 23 when Tropical Cyclone "Eloise" swept over the region has claimed more than 30 lives in the provinces of Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, Limpopo, and KwaZulu-Natal. Eloise made landfall north of Beira,…
At least eight people lost their lives while five others remain missing as of Sunday, February 7, 2021, as torrential rains continue to hit parts of Mpumalanga in South Africa, triggering devastating floods. Further heavy downpour is expected over the coming days….
