The European Union (EU) says it will provide 200 000 euro (about K433 million) in humanitarian assistance to Malawi to address urgent needs of people affected by the recent floods. EU in Malawi press office yesterday said in a statement that the funding will support the humanitarian response of its partners, in particular Save the Children and the Malawi Red Cross Society. According to the statement, the particular humanitarian approach will ensure effective delivery of essential assistance such as cash transfers, water, health and sanitation services, including other critical relief interventions.
Reads the statement: “In addition, the EU will also support the Malawi Red Cross Society in providing shelter items and cash assistance. This funding is part of the EU’s overall contribution to the Disaster Relief Emergency Fund [DREF] of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies [IFRC]. “As a result of the flooding, 14 temporary accommodation camps— most of them hosted in schools—have been established and are currently sheltering at least 4 369 displaced people.
In response, the Government of Malawi issued a Declaration of Emergency in January.” In a Janauray 22 2026 update, Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) said 29 local councils were affected by floods in the rainy season. They include Balaka, Blantyre City and District, Chikwawa, Chiradzulu, Chitipa, Dedza, Dowa, Karonga, Kasungu, Lilongwe City and District, Likoma, Machinga, Mangochi, Mchinji, Mulanje, Mzimba, Neno, Nkhata Bay, Nkhotakota, Nsanje, Ntcheu, Ntchisi, Phalombe, Salima, Thyolo as well as Zomba City and District. Dodma Commissioner Wilson Moleni said the agency’s floods response plan, which was pegged at K8.6 billion to restore basic services and prevent secondary disaster impacts, faces a K4 billion deficit.
