Southern Africa: Around 1.3 Million People Affected By Severe Flooding in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Around 1.3 Million People Affected By Severe Flooding in Southern Africa

Brazzaville — Intense rainfall and severe flooding since mid-December 2025 have affected around 1.3 million people in southern Africa, destroyed houses and critical infrastructure and disrupted access to health services, heightening risks of water- and mosquito-borne diseases. About half of the people affected are in Mozambique, according to preliminary assessments by the World Health Organization…

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Sansa warns of severe solar storm risk in next 24 hours

Sansa warns of severe solar storm risk in next 24 hours

The South African National Space Agency (Sansa) has warned that geomagnetic storm activity is expected to intensify over the next 24 hours following a powerful solar eruption that sent a cloud of charged plasma towards Earth. According to Sansa’s Space Weather Centre, the disturbance was triggered by a long-duration X1.9-class solar flare that erupted from…

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