Overall Green alert Flood
in South Africa

Event summary

This flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 4131
Glide number: FL-2014-000038-ZAF
Death: 37
Displaced: 3528
Countries: South Africa
From - To 01 Mar - 30 Mar

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SMSs could save lives in flood-prone AfricaTue, 25 Mar 2014 09:51:00 +0100.

SMSs may be dying out in many parts of the world, but it may prove to be a life-saver in rural areas prone to floods in Africa .
Text messages aim to save lives in flood-prone AfricaTue, 25 Mar 2014 09:00:00 +0100.

Text messaging may be dying out as a means of communication in many parts of the advanced world, but it may yet prove to be a vital life-saver in flood-prone African villages.
Global warming to hit Asia hardest, warns new report on climate changeSun, 23 Mar 2014 01:29:00 +0100.

President Obamas Science and Technology Advisor, Dr. John Holdren, explains the polar vortex in 2 minutes—and why climate change makes extreme weather more likely going forwardPiers Corbyn of most famous for predicting our current weather a
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), NASA (7), INFORM (1), (1),