Major natural disasters in Africa: 2019-2025

June 22, 2026
Natural disasters
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DateEventCountry/zoneDeathsEconomic lossesInsured losses
July-Oct. 2025Flooding and landslideSudan>1 000NANA
Dec. 2024Cyclone ChidoMozambique, Malawi, Mayotte1723.9 billion USD500 million USD (Mayotte)
2024Drought in Southern AfricaZambia, Zimbabwe, MalawiNANANA
June-Oct. 2024FloodingNiger~400NANA
July-Sept. 2024FloodingChad576NANA
March 2024Cyclone GamaneMadagascar1975 million USDNA
March-Apr. 2024Flooding in East AfricaBurundi, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia351241.9 million USDNA
May 2023Landslides in South KivuDRC500-5 000NANA
Sept. 2023Al Haouz EarthquakeMorocco2 9467 billion USD500 to 550 million USD
Sept. 2023Storm DanielDerna, Libya>12 0006.2 billion USDVirtually zero
Feb.-March 2023Cyclone FreddyMadagascar, Mozambique, Malawi1 209 (Malawi)1.3 billion USDNA
June-Oct. 2022FloodingNigeria (33 States)>6006.68 billion USDMarginal
April 2022Floods in KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa (Durban)>4303.7 billion USD~1.5 billion USD
2020-2023Drought in the Horn of AfricaEthiopia, Somalia, Kenya>40 000>1.5 billion USD (livestock in Kenya)-
March 2019Cyclone IdaiMozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi1 3034.3 billion USD150 million USD (95% gap)

NA: not available
Sources: Munich Re, Swiss Re, ARC, OCHA, World Bank, EM-DAT, CRED, Gallagher Re, France Assureurs


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