Malawi traditionally suffers from weather-related disasters, particularly droughts and floods. Floods have worsened over the last few years. Previously to 2001, only nine districts were classified as floodprone. In 2001, 16 of Malawi’s 28 districts were affected, and 14 were affected in 2002. By the end of January 2003, there was localized flooding in 22 districts, causing eight deaths, damaged homes, and crops. In the last two years, adverse climatic conditions, chronic poverty (greater than 65 percent of the population lives below the poverty line), reliance on a single crop, and a high prevalence of HIV/AIDS have resulted in a humanitarian crisis situation that has affected 3.5 million people.