Скачать или смотреть Many reported dead in Mozambique as floods hit southern Africa region

(16 Jan 2026)
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Maputo, Mozambique - 15 January 2026
1. Wide of residents wading through floodwaters carrying household items
2. Wide of man walking with bicycle through floodwaters

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Tete Province, Mozambique - 15 January 2026
3. Various of floodwaters flowing
4. Wide of residents carrying belongings through flooded streets
5. Wide of displaced residents gathering belongings
6. Mid of woman carrying suitcase
7. Police in front of flooded area
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Torrential rain and flooding have caused dozens of deaths in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe in recent weeks as authorities warned Friday that more severe weather was expected in the coming days.

The flooding in the three countries in southern Africa has killed more than 100 people, authorities said Friday.

Mozambique was the hardest hit, with flooding across swathes of the country's central and southern provinces.

Its Institute for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction said 103 people had died in an unusually severe rainy season since late last year, though that count included deaths from various causes including electrocution from lightning strikes, drowning in floods, infrastructure collapse caused by the severe weather and cholera, the institute said.

More than 200,000 people have been affected in Mozambique, thousands of homes have been damaged and tens of thousands face evacuation, the World Food Program said of another crisis in a poor country with limited resources that has faced several damaging cyclones in the last few years.

In neighboring South Africa, officials said Friday the death toll from floods in two northern provinces had risen to at least 30, with rescue efforts ongoing.

Zimbabwe’s disaster management agency said that 70 people have died and more than 1,000 homes have been destroyed in heavy rains since the beginning of the year, while infrastructure including schools, roads and bridges collapsed.

Flooding has also hit the island nation of Madagascar as well as Malawi and Zambia.

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