Idai (Southern Indian Ocean)

Mar. 26, 2019 – Floods and Landslides in Chimanimani from Idai

Tropical Cyclone Idai barreled into southern Africa. in mid-March 2019, leaving a deadly path of destruction in Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe.

Difference between Jan. 11 and Mar. 25 in Mozambique
Flooding in Mozambique compares this image from Jan. 11, 2019 to the one below taken on Mar. 25, 2019. See the link below for another set of images provided by the Earth Observatory. Credit: Image Courtesy: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). Caption:  Lynn Jenner
From March 25, 2019. Image Courtesy: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS).  Caption: Lynn Jenner

According to reports, the Chimanimani District in Zimbabwe was among the worst affected areas. Widespread changes in the landscape are visible in satellite images from before and after the storm, including the landslide seen below:

Before and after images of the flooding in Mozambique

For the entire story: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144739/floods-and-landslides-in-chimanimani

By Mike Carlowicz
NASA’s Earth Observatory