Overall Green alert Flood
in South Africa

Event summary

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

GDACS ID FL 1103344
Death: 0
Displaced: -
Countries: South Africa
From - To 23 Jun - 25 Jun

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Western Cape Province, South Africa, Late June 2025Heavy rain caused flooding in Western Cape Province, South Africa, in late June 2025.Thu 26 Jun 2025Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2025. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Death toll hits 101 in South Africa''s Eastern Cape floods as search f.. 6/27/2025 8:25:00 PM.

The devastating floods that swept through South Africa’s rural Eastern Cape two weeks ago have now claimed 101 lives, including a 12-month-old baby, the youngest victim so far. Authorities confirmed the updated toll on Thursday as search te
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‘Probably miscalculated’ assumptions at Kakula mine force Ivanhoe to o.. 6/27/2025 4:03:00 PM.

Backfill assumptions were “probably miscalculated” following May’s seismic events at the Kakula mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivanhoe Mines CEO Marna Cloete told delegates at the London Indaba mining investment conference on Wed
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Winter driving on N3 Toll Route: Night travel risk highlighted as stor.. 6/27/2025 3:47:00 PM.

As the winter school holidays start on Saturday, authorities are urging motorists to approach travel across South Africa’s roads with extreme caution, particularly on the busy N3 Toll Route between Cedara in KwaZulu-Natal and Heidelberg in
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Eastern Cape Declared National Disaster Zone Amid R5.1 Billion Flood D.. 6/27/2025 12:15:00 PM.

The Department of Health has deployed on-site medical teams to assist flood victims, including replacing chronic medication lost during the floods. Image Credit: ChatGPT Country: South Africa SHARE; The Eastern Cape Province has officially
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (37), (2), NASA (4), WMO (1), INFORM (2),