2010-2011 Southern Africa floods

The 2010–2011 Southern Africa floods were a series of floods across three countries in Southern Africa. Linked to a La Niña event, above-average rains starting in December led to widespread flooding. Thousands of people were displaced and evacuations of more continued. As of 24 January 2011, at least 141 people were known to have been killed, including 88 in KwaZulu Natal. The South African government declared 33 disaster zones. Quotes We cannot sleep when it is rains, because we need to remove the water from our houses.I have been up from 01:00 this morning, scooping out water from inside the house. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-12295119 Tharafosa Molapo, 92. It's very worrying because we know that we could get all kinds of diseases from the dirty water that passes through here, it has happened before and we are worried that if the flooding continues we will definitely get sick. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-12295119 says Siyabonga Mfeba, who has lived here for four years. This is the largest ever food distribution for us. We have been assisting close to 4,000 people daily - many of whom are victims of the ongoing floods. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-12295119 The organisation's events co-ordinator Allauddin Sayed. External links Category:2010s floods Category:Disasters in Africa