In February, heavy rains caused unprecedented flooding and landslides in the Tokwe-Mukosi river basin in Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe. The Government of Zimbabwe declared the flooding in Tokwe-Mukosi a national disaster due to the severe impact on local communities.
The floods inundated the homes of more than 4,000 families (about 20,000 people) and caused huge losses in livestock and property. About 3,125 households relocated to Chingwizi Resettlement Camp in Mwenzi District.
The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) issued an grant to the Zimbabwe Annual Conference to provide vulnerable households with psychosocial support, a one-month supply of malaria-prevention materials (such as mosquito repellent), and school kits for 1,200 primary and secondary school children.
