Death toll reaches 62 due to heavy rains in Malawi

DoDMA reported that almost 100,000 people have been affected by natural disasters, including storms, heavy rains, floods, strong winds, hailstorms and lightning, since the start of the rainy season in November 2022. A total of sixty-two people have died and 185 have been injured. Roads, bridges, schools and hospitals have all been damaged.

Twenty-eight local council areas have been affected, namely Balaka, Blantyre City, Chikwawa, Chiradzulu, Chitipa, Dedza, Dowa, Karonga, Kasungu, Lilongwe District, Machinga, Mangochi District, Mchinji, Mulanje, Mwanza, Mzimba, Mzuzu City, Neno, Nkhotakota, Nsanje, Ntcheu, Ntchisi, Phalombe, Rumphi, Salima, Thyolo, Zomba City and Zomba District.