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  • Mozambique
    Feb, 2000
    Disasters with highest death tolls

    2000 Mozambique Flood

    Mozambique
    Feb, 2000

    The 2000 Mozambique flood was a natural disaster that occurred in February and March 2000. The catastrophic flooding was caused by heavy rainfall that lasted for five weeks and made many homeless. Approximately 700 people were killed. 1,400 km2 of arable land was affected and 20,000 herds of cattle were lost. It was the worst flood in Mozambique in 50 years.




  • Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi
    Mar, 2019
    Disasters with highest death tolls

    Cyclone Idai

    Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi
    Mar, 2019

    Intense Tropical Cyclone Idai was one of the worst tropical cyclones on record to affect Africa and the Southern Hemisphere. The long-lived storm caused catastrophic damage in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi, leaving more than 1,300 people dead and many more missing. Idai is the deadliest tropical cyclone recorded in the South-West Indian Ocean basin. In the Southern Hemisphere, which includes the Australian, South Pacific, and South Atlantic basins, Idai ranks as the second-deadliest tropical cyclone on record. Death toll (estimate): 1,303.




  • Mozambique
    Feb, 2000
    Disasters with highest death tolls

    2000 Mozambique Flood

    Mozambique
    Feb, 2000

    The 2000 Mozambique flood was a natural disaster that occurred in February and March 2000. The catastrophic flooding was caused by heavy rainfall that lasted for five weeks and made many homeless. Approximately 700 people were killed. 1,400 km2 of arable land was affected and 20,000 herds of cattle were lost. It was the worst flood in Mozambique in 50 years.




  • Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi
    Mar, 2019
    Disasters with highest death tolls

    Cyclone Idai

    Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi
    Mar, 2019

    Intense Tropical Cyclone Idai was one of the worst tropical cyclones on record to affect Africa and the Southern Hemisphere. The long-lived storm caused catastrophic damage in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi, leaving more than 1,300 people dead and many more missing. Idai is the deadliest tropical cyclone recorded in the South-West Indian Ocean basin. In the Southern Hemisphere, which includes the Australian, South Pacific, and South Atlantic basins, Idai ranks as the second-deadliest tropical cyclone on record. Death toll (estimate): 1,303.




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