South Africa & Mozambique Flood Update: Limpopo River Levels Rising in Chókwè, Thohoyandou & Musina

Current monitoring shows water levels nearing bank-full at the Xai-Xai transit corridor as of January 26, 2026. While the “Great Grey-Green Greasy Limpopo” is beginning to recede upstream, the crisis has taken a predatory turn downstream as displaced crocodiles enter submerged residential areas in the Gaza Province.
South Africa Flood Update: Letaba, Sabie, and Olifants River Levels Rising in Kruger National Park, Phalaborwa, and Skukuza

Current monitoring shows water levels beginning to recede at the Olifants River High Water Bridge as of January 19, 2026. While the “Red Level 10” weather system has finally moved off, the aftermath has left a landscape of severed roads and washed-out bridges, forcing the park to implement a strict visitor quota system to manage the remaining accessible routes.