Source: Famine Early Warning System Network
Country: Afghanistan, Angola, Belize, Costa Rica, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Guatemala, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Uzbekistan, World, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Heavy rainfall has caused severe flooding in Madagascar and northern Mozambique
Heavy rainfall is forecast over western Kenya, eastern Uganda, and northern-central Tanzania next week.
Desert locust swarms continue in Kenya, South Sudan and Uganda. An update on the current situation is expected by early to mid-February.
Heavy rain is likely to trigger flooding in Tanzania, parts of Mozambique, Madagascar, and Zambia. Flooding has continued since early January.
Zimbabwe has received below-average rainfall over the past 90-days, resulting in abnormal dryness and drought.
A late start to the rainy season over southern Namibia coupled with uneven rainfall distribution has caused dryness.