Overall Green alert Flood
in South Africa

Event summary

This flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1101770
Death: 9
Displaced: -
Countries: South Africa
From - To 03 Dec - 16 Dec

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Gauteng Province, South Africa, Early December November 2022Heavy rain from 08 December caused flooding in parts of Johannesburg, Soweto and surrounding areas of Gauteng Province, South Africa. Local authorities reported roads closed in Soweto, Fontainebleau and Roodepoort. Local media reported a house collapsed in Naledi and several residents were stranded in flooded homes in Protea Glen, both in Soweto. Note: Days earlier flash floods along the Juksei River in Alexandra, a suburb of Johannesburg, caused several fatalities. This is reported separately. Fri 9 Dec 2022FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (7), WMO (1), INFORM (2),