Thousands of people have died, hundreds of thousands have been driven from their homes and there are food, water and medicine shortages in the region of over 5 million people.
Izinkulungwane zabantu sezibulewe kwathi amakhulu ezinkulungwane aphoqeka ukuthi abhunguke emihlabeni yokhokho babo ngenxa yokwesweleka kokudla, amanzi kanye nemithi kulesi sifundazwe sabantu abayizigidi ezi-5.