2024 Disasters in Numbers
<p>In 2024, the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) recorded 393 natural hazard-related disasters. These events caused 16,753 fatalities and affected 167.2 million people. Economic losses totaled US$241.95
Storms
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Stormy rains destroy 52 houses in Mzuzu City
A few days just after the Vice President, Dr. Saulos Chilima visited areas which were affected by disaster due to heavy and stormy rains in Mzuzu City, stormy rains Tuesday afternoon destroyed 52 houses
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Thousands of homes without power as Storm Eleanor arrives in Britain
Thousands of homes have been left without power as Storm Eleanor hit Britain with winds of up to 80mph. Forecasters warned lives could be at risk from flying debris as the fifth-named storm of the season
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Storm cuts power to 65,000 households in western France
Winter storm Carmen has cut power to about 65,000 households in western France and is moving south, power grid company Enedis said on Monday. Earlier on Monday, some 40,000 households in the Brittany
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Two drown in KZN floods‚ two die in Joburg storm
Flash floods claimed the lives of at least two people in KwaZulu-Natal and a severe hailstorm wreaked havoc in Johannesburg at the weekend. Two people drowned in flash floods when they were swept away
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Vaal tornado leaves more than 1 000 homeless
Midvaal – The tornado that ripped through the Vaal Marina on Monday has left more than a thousand people homeless. It swept through the Vaal Dam on Monday evening, blowing off roof tops, uprooting
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Disasters affect over 5, 000 households in 19 districts, three deaths recorded
At least 5, 201 households have been affected by disasters in 19 districts across the country since the onset of rains in October this year (2017). Department of Disaster Management Affairs Public Relations
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South Africa: Over 30 Injured As Tornado Tears Through Midvaal
Over 30 people have been injured and several houses were destroyed after a tornado hit the Midvaal Marina in Gauteng on Monday evening. Mayor Bongani Baloyi said at least 300 families have reported
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Natural disasters increasingly linked to climate change, new report warns
Extreme weather events such as Hurricane Harvey are increasingly being linked to climate change in scientific studies Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images Climate change is increasing the risk of extreme weather
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Hurricane / Tropical Storm Harvey
<p>Harvey arose from a tropical wave west of West Africa on 13 August 2017 and quickly travelled westwards across the tropical Atlantic Ocean. Before entering the Caribbean Sea, Harvey was classified as
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R30m approved for Durban storm repairs
Durban - The eThekwini executive committee approved a R30million emergency fund for the 2017/18 financial year to repair infrastructural damage caused by last month’s storm which battered the province.