Flood monitoring
Durban / Umgeni floods
SevereUmgeni catchment · KwaZulu-Natal · Apr 2022
Flood extent
612 km²
61 200 hectares
Normal water extent
48 km²
Settlements affected
84
Modelled from settlement footprints
People affected (est.)
412 000
Before / after comparison
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At peak, inundation covered 612 km² — roughly 12.8× the normal water extent for this reach.
Event summary
Extreme rainfall over the lower Umgeni produced widespread inundation across peri-urban settlements and port infrastructure.
Extent derived from Sentinel-1 SAR water/non-water classification; settlement counts are modelled estimates for decision support, not verified damage assessments.