Southern Africa Floods Kill Over 100, Displace Thousands

Severe flooding triggered by weeks of torrential rain has killed more than 100 people across southern Africa, with Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe among the worst-affected countries, authorities said on Friday.Army helicopters were deployed in South Africa to rescue residents stranded on rooftops and in trees, while hundreds of tourists and workers were evacuated from Kruger National Park, one of the world’s largest game reserves, as rivers burst their banks and infrastructure collapsed.Mozambique has borne the brunt of the disaster. The country’s Institute for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction said at least 103 people have died since late last year during an unusually severe rainy season. The toll includes deaths caused by flooding, lightning strikes, infrastructure collapse and cholera.More than 200,000 people have been affected across Mozambique’s central and southern provinces, with thousands of homes damaged and tens of thousands facing evacuation, according to the World Food Program (WFP). The ...

• 17 Jan 2026