2015 Southeast Africa floods

Natural disaster in Africa 2015 Southeast Africa Floods January 9–20, 2015 Malawi MalawiMozambique MozambiqueMadagascar MadagascarZimbabwe Zimbabwe At least 225 killedDeath toll rises as Mozambique weighs up flood costs (Mail & Guardian News) At least 153 missing 400,000+ displaced At least USD $300,000,000 The 2015 Southeast Africa floods, partially related to Cyclone Bansi and Tropical Storm Chedza, killed at least 176 people in Malawi,https://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2015/01/16/floods-malawi-mozambique/21881441/ Floods kill scores in Malawi, Mozambique USAToday 16 Jan 2015 25 Jan 2015 Associated Press 86 in Mozambique, and at least 46 in Madagascar over the course of a week while leaving hundreds more missing.http://www.trust.org/item/20150123160911-7f0c3 "Dire" needs of southern African flood survivors unmet two weeks on - TRFN Reuters Foundation 23 January 2015 23 January 2015 Reuters 23 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151123150559/http://www.trust.org/item/20150123160911-7f0c3 dead https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/17/malawi-floods-kill-176-people Malawi floods kill 176 people The Guardian 17 January 2015 17 January 2015 Associated Presshttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-30854140 BBC News - Malawi floods kill 170 and leave thousands homeless BBC News 16 January 2015 Flood death toll across Southern Africa reaches 260 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-blm-news-bc-africa19-20150119-story.html Chicago Tribune 21 January 2015Madagascar tropical storm claims 46 lives https://news.yahoo.com/madagascar-tropical-storm-claims-46-lives-111513840.html Yahoo! News via AP 21 January 2015 Vice President of Malawi Saulos Chilima stated that over 200,000 Malawian people have been displaced by the flood. About 400,000 African people have been displaced in total, and 153 were declared missing. Malawi floods devastation far worse than first thought https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/feb/10/malawi-floods-devastation-far-worse-than-first-thought the Guardian 2015-11-23 Clár Ní Chonghaile 10 February 2015 Flooding began on January 14, 2015, subsiding at the end of the month. Madagascar : Saison cyclonique 2014-2015 : Inondation et tempête tropicale Chedza - Rapport de mise à jour n. 13, Jeudi, le 29 janvier 2015 http://reliefweb.int/report/madagascar/madagascar-saison-cyclonique-2014-2015-inondation-et-temp-te-tropicale-chedza ReliefWeb 30 January 2015 2015-11-23 fr Due to the flooding, the soil in some areas became over saturated and caused landslides, leading to more deaths. Madagascar storm death toll climbs to 68 http://reliefweb.int/report/madagascar/madagascar-storm-death-toll-climbs-68 ReliefWeb 2015-11-23 The rainfall of Southeast Africa was recorded as being 150% higher than normal, flooding roughly 63,000 hectares in total. South East Africa - Floods Hit Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique - FloodList http://floodlist.com/africa/south-east-africa-floods-hit-zimbabwe-malawi-mozambique FloodList 2015-11-23Chikoko Rex Flood-hit Malawi faces aid deficit http://mg.co.za/article/2015-01-23-flood-hit-malawi-faces-aid-deficit/ Mail and Guardian 23 January 2015 IAB 23 November 2015 Through years of research, Africa is said to have shown a complex pattern of rainfall, causing droughts and floods in the same season. Much of the damage from the 2014-2015 rain season can be attributed to the effects of El Niño. An Investigation of Interannual Rainfall Variability in Africa Janowiak John 27 February 1987 Journal of Climate 10.1175/1520-0442(1988)001<0240:aioirv>2.0.co;2 1 3 240–243 NMC/MWS/NOAA freeWinsor Morgan El Niño In Africa 2015: Weather Phenomenon May Devastate East African Farmers, Herders With Drought, Floods Journal of Climate 1 240 IBT Media Inc 10.1175/1520-0442(1988)001<0240:AIOIRV>2.0.CO;2 1520-0442 1988 free Effects by country thumb|Severe Tropical Storm Chedza on January 16, 2015 thumb|Rivers were swollen and brown with sediment in the wake of Tropical Storm Chedza  Country  Fatalities  Missing  Displaced  Malawi 176230000 Mozambique 86160000 Madagascar 4620000 Total308 153410000 18em 250px|thumbnail|Location of Madagascar in Africa 250px|thumbnail|Location of Malawi in Africa 250px|thumbnail|Location of Mozambique in Africa 250px|thumbnail|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.Jeff Masters Earth's 29 Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters of 2015: 4th Most on Record January 19, 2016 January 19, 2016 Weather Underground http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/earths-29-billiondollar-weather-disasters-of-2015-4th-most-on-recor May 3, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170503053939/https://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/earths-29-billiondollar-weather-disasters-of-2015-4th-most-on-recor dead References 30em Category:2010s floods in Africa Category:2015 floods Southeast Africa floods Category:Natural disasters in Malawi Southeast Africa floods Southeast Africa floods Category:Floods in Mozambique Category:Natural disasters in Madagascar Southeast Africa floods Category:Natural disasters in Zimbabwe Southeast Africa floods Southeast Africa floods