About 50,000 people have been evacuated from the danger zone, but most have simply retreated ... few boats capable of crossing the shallow flood waters to reach those trapped by the still rising ...

A cyclone like this, Idai, moved over Gorongosa National Park in central Mozambique in March 2019 ... from 2 metres to 5.9 metres and the flood zone increased from 24.1km² to 117.7km².

Mozambique is one of the ten countries most vulnerable to extreme climatic impacts, declared Mozambican President Daniel Chapo on Monday. “This reality requires coordinated, intelligent and solidarity ...

Jorge Raul bends low to scoop water that has flooded his home in Mozambique's capital Maputo ... and poor infrastructure make frequent flooding particularly difficult to deal with.

A growing number of people around the world are becoming vulnerable to flooding as cities increasingly expand into flood zones. Scientists say exposure to "climatic shocks" is increasing for many ...

American homes in flood zones are overvalued by hundreds of billions of dollars, according to a study published on Thursday in the journal Nature Climate Change. Low-income homeowners in states ...

They found over this period, as the world’s settlements grew by 85%, urbanization happened much more rapidly in high-hazard flood zones than in areas with low flood risk. In 2015, more than 11% ...

A cyclone like this, Idai, moved over Gorongosa National Park in central Mozambique in March 2019 ... from 2 metres to 5.9 metres and the flood zone increased from 24.1km² to 117.7km².