When floods hit, the risk of malaria follows: how disaster systems can prepare better

When floods hit, incomes collapse and assets are lost. Food insecurity rises. Health services are disrupted just when they are most needed. In these conditions, malaria becomes far more than an ...

Brazil’s Minas Gerais state hit by more rain as flooding death toll rises to 59

Flooding and landslides in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state have killed at least 59 people as heavy rain hits already affected ...

Floods ravage southeastern Brazil and kill 46 as rescuers race to find the missing

Families of those killed in the devastating floods in southeastern Brazil began burying the dead on Wednesday, as the death ...
Human Rights Watch

South Africa: Whistleblowers Under Attack

South African authorities have failed to protect whistleblowers, who expose corruption and criminal activities in government and state-owned enterprises, from attacks and killings.
Flightglobal

South African Airways edges back into ‘modest’ full-year profit

South African Airways Group has edged back into profitability with a net surplus of R155 million ($9.7 million), with the flag-carrier itself achieving a profit of R30 million. The company disclosed ...
Skift

Kruger National Park in South Africa Flooded as Scientists Link Extreme Rainfall to Climate Change

Climate-linked disasters are shutting down top tourist destinations and straining recovery budgets. Climate change intensified the devastating floods that struck Southern Africa this month and forced ...
The New York Times

Devastating Floods Displace Hundreds of Thousands in Southern Africa

More than 100 deaths have been confirmed across South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, with the rains expected to continue through February. Wading through floodwater near Maputo, the capital of ...
The New York Times

More Than 100 Deaths Confirmed Across Southern Africa From Floods

new video loaded: More Than 100 Deaths Confirmed Across Southern Africa From Floods transcript Hundreds of thousands of people across South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique have been displaced after ...
The Conversation

South Africa’s floods turned deadly because Limpopo wasn’t prepared – how to prevent a repeat

Ephias Mugari is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Global Change at the University of Limpopo. The recent flooding was unusual in its severity and impact. However, it wasn’t unexpected, ...
Newsday

What to know about the devastating floods in southern Africa

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Torrential rains and severe flooding across parts of southern Africa have killed more than 100 people in three countries, destroyed thousands of homes and caused tens of ...
Reuters

Flood damage to South Africa's Kruger park will take years to fix

JOHANNESBURG, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Damage from severe floods in South Africa's flagship game reserve Kruger National Park will take years to repair and cost millions of dollars, the environment minister ...