Overall Green Flood
in Malawi

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Flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1103808
Death: 35
Displaced: 1292
Countries: Malawi
From - To 15 Mar - 17 Mar

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Flood in Malawi - EC/ECHO daily mapWed, 25 Mar 2026 18:03

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Malawi - Floods, update (ECHO 28 Mar 2026)Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:14

  • The death toll and the number of people affected have increased following the heavy rainfall and consequent floods that impacted 18 councils in Malawi from?15?to?19?March.
  • According to the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA), as of?22?March, 22 people have died, 84 have been injured, almost?140 000 people have been affected, and 1 164 households have been sheltered in 31 camps.
  • Through DoDMA and various humanitarian partners, the Malawian government is providing relief assistance to 4?million food-insecure people and over?21 000 households affected by the recent heavy rains and floods.
  • For the next three days, cloudy conditions with moderate rain are expected across most parts of the country.

Malawi - Floods, update (ECHO 31 Mar 2026)Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:33

  • The humanitarian impact continues to rise due to the heavy rain and consequent floods of mid-March across several councils of Malawi, most of them located in the southern areas.
  • According to national authorities, as of?24?March, 29 people have died, 142 have been injured, 39?000 households have been affected, and 1?164 households have been sheltered in 31 camps. The Department of Disaster Management Malawi (DoDMA) is conducting assessments and distributing relief items but continues to face a significant resource gap.
  • For the next three days, cloudy conditions with moderate to locally heavy rain are expected across most parts of the country.
Malawi, Mid-March 2026Heavy rain and flooding caused damage and fatalities in areas of Malawi from mid-March 2026.Tue 24 Mar 2026Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), NASA (3), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1),