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Table 6 Cyclone activity and associated estimated cost for southern Africa
Cyclone
Year
Countries affected
Estimated cost in damages
Idai
2019 Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi
1 billion
Ava
2018 Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania,
Zambia and Zimbabwe
156 million
Dineo
2017 Mozambique, Madagascar, South Africa
267 million
Bansi
2015 Mozambique, Malawi, Angola, Tanzania,
Zambia, Northern and Central Malawi,
Madagascar and Mauritius.
46.3 million
Chedza
2015 Malawi, Madagascar, Mozambique
40 million
Dando
2012 Mozambique, South Africa
Unknown
Funso
2012 South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar
30.5 million
Irina
2012 Madagascar, Mozambique and South
Africa
309 million
Favio
2007 Mozambique, Madagascar, Zimbabwe
71 million
Japhet
2003 Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South
Africa, Madagascar
200 million
Eline
2000 Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa
309 million
Leon-Eline 2000 Namibia, Mozambique, South Africa,
Zimbabwe
170 million
Huda
2000 South east Africa and Madagascar
Unknown
Domoina
1984 South Africa, Swaziland, Madagascar
Mozambique
200 million
Imboa
1984 Mozambique, South Africa
496 million
Justine
1982 South Africa, Madagascar, Mozambique
250 million
Kolia
1980 South Africa
342 million
Emilie
1977 South Africa Mozambique
Unknown
Danae
1976 South Africa, Mozambique
Unknown
Caroline
1972 South Africa, Mozambique
Unknown
Eugenie
1972 South Africa, Madagascar
Unknown
Claude
1966 Swaziland, South Africa, Mozambique
Unknown
Astrid
1958 Swaziland, South Africa, Mozambique
1 million
Source EM-DAT: The Emergency Events Database—Universite Catholique de Louvain (UCL)—
CRED, D. Guha-Sapir—www.emdat.be, Brussels, Belgium
adversely affects the available water resources. Climate change will worsen these
problems increasing the vulnerability of the affected communities.
Southern African communities are often caught unaware when floods and
droughts exist. This is partly due to poorly developed early warning system which
contributes to increased exposure to these shocks. A contributory factor is that large
parts of southern Africa have inadequate hydro meteorological monitoring system
(Mazvimavi (2010a). This has led to limited location-specific knowledge about the
S. Kusangaya et al.
Table 6 Cyclone activity and associated estimated cost for southern Africa
Cyclone
Year
Countries affected
Estimated cost in damages
Idai
2019 Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi
1 billion
Ava
2018 Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania,
Zambia and Zimbabwe
156 million
Dineo
2017 Mozambique, Madagascar, South Africa
267 million
Bansi
2015 Mozambique, Malawi, Angola, Tanzania,
Zambia, Northern and Central Malawi,
Madagascar and Mauritius.
46.3 million
Chedza
2015 Malawi, Madagascar, Mozambique
40 million
Dando
2012 Mozambique, South Africa
Unknown
Funso
2012 South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar
30.5 million
Irina
2012 Madagascar, Mozambique and South
Africa
309 million
Favio
2007 Mozambique, Madagascar, Zimbabwe
71 million
Japhet
2003 Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South
Africa, Madagascar
200 million
Eline
2000 Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa
309 million
Leon-Eline 2000 Namibia, Mozambique, South Africa,
Zimbabwe
170 million
Huda
2000 South east Africa and Madagascar
Unknown
Domoina
1984 South Africa, Swaziland, Madagascar
Mozambique
200 million
Imboa
1984 Mozambique, South Africa
496 million
Justine
1982 South Africa, Madagascar, Mozambique
250 million
Kolia
1980 South Africa
342 million
Emilie
1977 South Africa Mozambique
Unknown
Danae
1976 South Africa, Mozambique
Unknown
Caroline
1972 South Africa, Mozambique
Unknown
Eugenie
1972 South Africa, Madagascar
Unknown
Claude
1966 Swaziland, South Africa, Mozambique
Unknown
Astrid
1958 Swaziland, South Africa, Mozambique
1 million
Source EM-DAT: The Emergency Events Database—Universite Catholique de Louvain (UCL)—
CRED, D. Guha-Sapir—www.emdat.be, Brussels, Belgium
adversely affects the available water resources. Climate change will worsen these
problems increasing the vulnerability of the affected communities.
Southern African communities are often caught unaware when floods and
droughts exist. This is partly due to poorly developed early warning system which
contributes to increased exposure to these shocks. A contributory factor is that large
parts of southern Africa have inadequate hydro meteorological monitoring system
(Mazvimavi (2010a). This has led to limited location-specific knowledge about the