2026 Zimbabwe floods

{{Short description|Natural disaster in Zimbabwe}}
{{Infobox flood
| name = 2026 Zimbabwe floods
| date = 2026
| cause = Heavy rainfall
| fatalities = 100+
| affected =
| damages =
}}

In early 2026, floods caused by heavy rainfall affected parts of [[Zimbabwe]]. There have been reports of 70 deaths and approximately 250,000 people affected.{{Cite web |title=Overall Green Flood in Zimbabwe from 01 Jan 2026 01:00 UTC to 03 Jan 2026 01:00 UTC |url=https://www.gdacs.org/Floods/report.aspx?episodeid=1&eventid=1103715&eventtype=FL |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=www.gdacs.org}}

== Damage ==
Widespread rains and flash floods continued across Southern Africa since mid-December 2025.{{Cite web |date=2026-01-27 |title=Southern Africa: Heavy Rains and Floods Flash Update No. 2 (27 January 2026) {{!}} OCHA |url=https://www.unocha.org/publications/report/mozambique/southern-africa-heavy-rains-and-floods-flash-update-no-2-27-january-2026 |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=www.unocha.org |language=en}} On 4 January 2026, heavy rains triggered flooding in the Dumbujena Street, [[Mbare, Harare|Mbare]], New Canaan and [[Highfield, Harare|Highfield]] areas of [[Harare]].{{Cite web |last=DANIEL |first=SHARON ZEBRA and Kenneth Nyangani and GRACIOUS |title=70 dead as rains wreak havoc |url=https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200050490/70-dead-as-rains-wreak-havoc |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=NewsDay |language=en}} The Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) issued flood warnings.{{Cite web |date=2026-01-02 |title=Zinwa issues flood warning |url=https://www.zimbabwesituation.com/news/zinwa-issues-flood-warning/ |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=Zimbabwe Situation |language=en-US}} On 13 Jan 2026, [[Harare City Council]] warned residents to leave the [[central business district]].{{Cite web |last=Ndoro |first=Timothy |date=2026-01-13 |title=Leave The CBD Early: City Council Warns Residents As Floods Swamp Harare |url=https://iharare.com/city-council-warns-residents-to-leave-cbd-early-as-flash-floods-swamp-harare/ |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=iHarare News |language=en-GB}} In March 2026, floods swept away the Jeka-Chegato Bridge across the Mwenezi River in Mberengwa North District.{{Cite web |title=Floods wash away key Mberengwa bridge, thousands stranded |url=https://bulawayo24.com/index-id-news-sc-national-byo-262970.html |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=Bulawayo24 News}} The initensity of the floods was linked to climate change.{{Cite web |date=16 March 2026 |title=Flood disaster linked to climate change hits Zimbabwe |url=https://www.thegranite.co.zw/article/la-nina-floods-zimbabwe-70-dead-1000-homes-climate-change-2026 |website=thegranite.co.zw}} 237 schools have been damaged.{{Cite web |date=2026-03-19 |title=Floods Kill 134 In Zimbabwe as Rains Continue to Ravage Communities |url=https://www.zimeye.net/2026/03/19/floods-kill-134-in-zimbabwe-as-rains-continue-to-ravage-communities/ |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=ZimEye |language=en-US}}

==References==
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{{2026 floods}}
{{Deadliest meteorological events in 2026}}

[[Category:2020s in Zimbabwe]]
[[Category:Natural disasters in Zimbabwe]]
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