The Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) has recorded 56 deaths and 577 injuries. Three people have been reported missing.
A total of 184,589 households (approximately 922,945 people) have been affected and 16,545 households (approximately 82, 725 people) have been displaced. Most of the displaced families are living in camps. So far, a total of 187 camps have been established in the affected districts.
Assessments to establish the extent of damage in all the 14 affected districts are still underway.
The department continues to provide and coordinate search and rescue operations as well as the provision of relief assistance to the affected people.
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4 responses to “Malawi Floods 2019: Latest updates say 56 deaths and 577 reported injuries”
We found someone else at that number
Male or female and which town/city is it near?
we will see what we can do
We have a son in Malawi not sure of where he and family might be. We have not heard from him since March 9th about the flooding. All we have is a phone number of his wife that starts 265 992 163 000 Can you give us a location where he might be? His name is Launce Turner