Maputo’s in the news after floods submerged 40% of the city, displacing 300,000+ people. Mozambique’s capital, near SA and Eswatini borders.
Recent heavy rains caused catastrophic flooding across Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Eswatini, with a year's worth of rain falling in days. Studies attribute the increased severity to human-caused climate change, worsened by La Niña conditions. The floods have resulted in loss of life, infrastructure damage, and humanitarian crises.