year number_of_incidents incident_type start_date end_date total_deaths number_of_people_affected description_of_event link_1 link_2 link_3 1987 1 Flood 1987-09-25 1987-09-29 506 65000 Extremely high rainfall was caused by a cut-off low. 800mm of rain fell in five days. The flood was described as the worst since 1917. It caused extensive damage and an island in the Umgeni River was washed away. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBjtGbsFxX8 1988 0 1988 1988 1989 0 1989 1989 1990 0 1990 1990 1991 0 1991 1991 1992 0 1992 1992 1993 0 1993 1993 1994 0 1994 1994 1995 0 1995 1995 1996 1 Flood 1996-02-09 1996-02-19 27 7000 Exceptionally high rainfall caused extensive flooding in Durban and many other parts of South Africa. https://discover.sabinet.co.za/document/4136517 https://www.wrc.org.za/wp-content/uploads/mdocs/805-1-99.pdf 1997 0 1997 1997 1998 0 1998 1998 1999 1 Flood 1999-10-26 1999-10-28 4 300 Brief torrential rain caused flash floods in informal settlements, damaging roads, bridges and other infrastructure. https://mg.co.za/article/1999-10-26-three-dead-as-rain-causes-chaos-in-kwazulu-natal/ 1999 1 Flood 1999-12-21 1999-12-23 23 2000 Heavy rain caused riverine floods and landslides in Durban destroying homes in informal settlements and damaging roads and other infrastructure. The event was declared a national disaster. https://www.chijournal.org/Journals/PDF/R220-25 2000 0 2000 2000 2001 0 2001 2001 2002 0 2002 2002 2003 0 2003 2003 2004 0 2004 2004 2005 0 2005 2005 2006 0 2006 2006 2007 1 Storm surge 2007-03-19 2007-03-20 No data No data A cut-off low on 18 March resulted in "monster" waves of over 7m in height washing over houses and businesses along the beach, causing extensive flooding from North Coast down to Margate. https://ports.co.za/shippingworld/article_2007_03_21_3337.html https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/big-wave-may-have-knocked-over-harbour-crane-436942 https://www.coastkzn.co.za/themes/coastal-risk-and-vulnerability/extreme-events/ 2008 1 Storm 2008-11-14 2008-11-14 5 3576 Rain, hail and strong winds cut a path of destruction in parts of eThekwini, destroying houses and reportedly buckling telephone poles. https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/molweni-declared-disaster-area-426910 https://mg.co.za/article/2008-11-14-durban-storm-leaves-trail-of-destruction/ 2009 1 Storm surge 2009-09-03 2009-09-04 18 No data A cut-off low resulted in waves 4 to 5 m along Durban's beaches, knocking down a crane on Durban's south pier. Waves usually average 2m around Durban. https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/big-wave-may-have-knocked-over-harbour-crane-436942 2010 0 2010 2010 2011 1 Flood 2011-12-09 2011-12-11 No data No data Heavy thunderstorms caused severe flooding that damaged homes, roads, bridges and other infrastructure. A provincial state of disaster was declared. http://www.ndmc.gov.za/AnnualReports/NDMC%20Annual%20Report%202012-2013.pdf (page 32) 2012 0 2012 2012 2013 0 2013 2013 2014 0 2014 2014 2015 0 2015 2015 2016 1 Flood 2016-07-25 2016-08-03 7 6900 Heavy rains caused flash floods in Durban. https://www.nsri.org.za/2016/07/durban-responds-to-multiple-flooding-incidents/ 2017 1 Flood 2017-05-25 2017-05-19 3 200 Several days of heavy rain in KwaZulu-Natal led to floods. Durban received over 100mm of rain over a 24-hour period. https://floodlist.com/africa/south-africa-floods-kwazulu-natal-may-2017 2017 1 Storm 2017-10-09 2017-10-10 11 518 Strong winds, hail and heavy rain (108mm in 24 hours) caused rivers to flood. The KwaZulu-Natal provincial government declared a state of disaster. http://www.ndmc.gov.za/AnnualReports/NDMC%20Annual%20Report%202017-18.pdf https://floodlist.com/africa/kwazulu-natal-durban-flood-october-2017 2018 0 2018 2018 2019 1 Storm 2019-11-11 2019-11-12 4 20 Heavy rains caused flash floods. Roads were closed. Strong winds damaged homes and downed trees and power lines. https://floodlist.com/africa/south-africa-floods-durban-november-2019 2019 1 Flood 2019-03-08 2019-03-12 10 No data Heavy rains caused floods that damaged homes and infrastructure. https://floodlist.com/africa/south-africa-floods-kwazulu-natal-march-2019 https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/kzn-floods-plastic-pollution-durban-photos-march-2019/?utm_content=buffer29bf0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer 2019 1 Flood 2019-04-21 2019-04-25 73 1000 Floods and mudslides, collapsed homes and destroyed roads and other infrastructure. Roads and schools were closed. Durban received 165mm of rain on 23 April. https://floodlist.com/africa/south-africa-floods-kzn-eastern-cape-april-2019 https://www.gov.za/speeches/kwazulu-natal-floods-classified-provincial-disaster-3-may-2019-0000 https://www.sansa.org.za/2019/04/29/update-on-recent-floodingin-kzn-and-eastern-cape-using-satellite-imagery/ 2020 1 Storm 2020-11-17 2020-11-21 10 210 Severe storms in KwaZulu-Natal cause rivers to flood in Durban https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/body-of-a-missing-woman-found-in-umlazi/ https://www.citizen.co.za/witness/news/widespread-damage-as-pietermaritzburg-midlands-battered-by-hail-stones-the-size-of-tennis-balls-20201119/ 2021 0 2021 2021 2022 1 Flood 2022-04-08 2022-04-18 544 142290 Heavy rain over several days caused by a cut-off low caused floods and landslides. In some places 300mm of rain fell between 11 and 12 April, reportedly the province’s heaviest single-day deluge in 60 years. https://floodlist.com/africa/south-africa-floods-mudslides-kwazulu-natal-april-2022 https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149720/deluge-in-south-africa 2022 1 Flood 2022-05-22 2022-05-22 No data 200 Heavy rain caused flooding and damage to homes, roads and other infrastructure. People were evacuated from their homes in some areas. 202mm of rain fell in Durban. https://floodlist.com/africa/south-africa-floodi-kwazulu-natal-may-2022