Severity

A picture shows a cholera patient in Harare, Zimbabwe, dated Nov. 19, 2023. In Lilanda, Zambia, Africa has faced several extreme weather events in recent years, leading to cholera outbreaks due to flooding and droughts. With more than 6,000 deaths and 350,000 cases, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia have all been severely impacted by cholera outbreaks. Climate experts, scientists, and aid agencies explain that the rise in cholera outbreaks in Africa can be linked to frequent extreme…