Overview
- South African Weather Service issued its highest red-level warning for parts of the north, forecasting 100–200 mm of rain over 24–48 hours.
- Kruger National Park is shut to visitors, with around 600 tourists and staff evacuated by helicopter as washed-out roads and bridges cut access; no injuries were reported inside the park.
- Mozambique’s disaster agency reports 103 deaths this rainy season, while the World Food Programme says more than 200,000 people are affected and about 70,000 hectares of crops are flooded.
- Zimbabwe’s disaster agency reports 70 deaths since the start of the year, over 1,000 homes destroyed, and damage to schools, roads and bridges.
- South Africa has recorded at least 19 deaths in Limpopo and Mpumalanga; President Cyril Ramaphosa visited flood-hit areas after about 400 mm of rain in under a week, and military helicopters conducted multiple rescues including at a border checkpoint.