Overall Green alert Flood for South Africa, Zimbabwe
in South Africa, Zimbabwe

Event summary

Flood South Africa, Zimbabwe can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1100773
Death: 0
Displaced: -
Countries: South Africa, Zimbabwe
From - To 21 Feb - 23 Feb

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South Africa and Zimbabwe Border, Late February 2021Flash floods were reported in towns close to the South Africa and Zimbabwe border after a thunderstorm brought heavy rain from 21 to 22 February 2021.Sun 21 Feb 2021FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 34 | About casualties: 19 | Last hour: 0

“Expect Evening Thunderstorms”: MSDThu, 11 Feb 2021 18:43:00 +0100.

The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has said the almost all provinces will experience evening thunderstorms except for parts of Midlands and Matebeleland South. This was contained in an update that stated that: ZIMBABWE EVENING WEA
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IOM Zimbabwe Preparedness and Response Flash Update| 1 February 2021Wed, 03 Feb 2021 13:37:00 +0100.

The 2020-2021 rainy season has brought above normal rains. Iron Duke dam burst resulting in 2 lives lost; Shelter gaps have been exacerbated by the heavy rains. Increased vulnerability was reported for affected population resulting of protr
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IOM Zimbabwe Preparedness and Response Flash Update| 1 February 2021Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:49:00 +0100.

HIGHLIGHTS The 2020-2021 rainy season has brought above normal rains. Iron Duke dam burst resulting in 2 lives lost; Shelter gaps have been exacerbated by the heavy rains. Increased vulnerability was reported for affected population resulti
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Cyclone Eloise death toll rises to 21 : UNFri, 29 Jan 2021 16:28:00 +0100.

File: A general view of the damage caused by floods after Cyclone Eloise, in the Jan Munhava neighbourhood in Beira. AFP/ Brenda Hada/UN. MAPUTO - More than 21 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands affected by a super-storm tha
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (7), WMO (1), INFORM (2),