Using integrated hydrological–hydraulic modelling and global data sources to analyse the February 2023 floods in the Umbeluzi Catchment (Mozambique)

• Published in: Natural hazards and earth system sciences Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 225 - 243
• Main Authors: Cea, Luis, Álvarez, Manuel, Puertas, Jerónimo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 30.01.2024; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Agricultural land; Analysis; Bridges; Dams; Data sources; Displaced persons; Environmental risk; Flood control; Flood hazards; Flood management; Flood mapping; Flood peak; Flood risk; Floods; Food security; Food supply; Hydraulic models; Hydraulics; Hydrologic models; Hydrology; Inflow; Mozambique; Precipitation; Rain; Reservoirs; Risk management; Rivers; Roads & highways; Shallow water; Shallow water equations; Water inflow; Watersheds; Mozambique; South Africa; Eswatini

On 9–13 February 2023 an intense flood event took place in the province of Maputo (Mozambique), resulting in severe damage to agricultural lands and transport infrastructure and with serious consequences for the population. In the district of Boane, located a few kilometres downstream of the Pequeno...