Mozambique has been hit the hardest by the devastation, with more than 200,000 people affected and tens of thousands of people facing evacuations. More than 100 people in the country have died due to the extreme weather conditions since late 2025, per the country’s Institute for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction, according to AP.

Pope Leo XIV called the attention of the faithful to “the great suffering of the people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo,” and prayed for

Army helicopters rescued people stranded on rooftops and hundreds of tourists and workers were evacuated from one of the world's biggest game reserves, as torrential rains and flooding in three countries in southern Africa killed more than 100 people, authorities said Friday.