• Over the past few days, widespread floods caused by heavy rainfall affected particularly Blantyre City (Southern Region, southern Malawi), surrounding areas and 28 councils, leading to casualties and damage.
• According to media, at least four people died and three others are still missing. Damage to roads, bridges, houses and the material property was also reported.
• In the 2022/2023 rainy season, the Department of Disaster Management Affairs registered a total of 62 fatalities, 185 injured people and more than 94,000 affected people across the country.
• For the next 24 hours, moderate to heavy rain is forecast over most parts of Malawi.
Source: European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations