WFP Malawi Situation Report, 20 January 2015

Highlights

 After heavy rains that blanketed the southern third of Malawi with 400% higher rainfall than average in early January, the President of Malawi on 13 January declared a state of national disaster across 15 districts.

 Since last week, WFP has dispatched 550 MT of food to reach more than 70,000 displaced people (14,000 households) and aims to scale-up to reach some 150,000 people (27,000 households) by the end of the week.

 WFP has also airlifted High Energy Biscuits into the country from the UN Humanitarian Response Depot in Dubai for immediate distribution to the affected population in areas that remain largely cut-off.