Wide areas of Southern and Central Provinces in Zambia are underwater after long-term rainfall caused rivers to overflow. Disaster authorities in Zambia have described it as a “catastrophic situation”. On…
An estimated 15,000 people from 3,500 households have been affected by flooding in Southern Province in Zambia over the last few days. The country’s Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU)…
The Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) in Zambia reported that heavy rainfall on 25 December 2020 caused a spillway at Kandesha dam in Mumbwa District to collapse. DMMU said…
The flood situation continues to affect wide areas of northern Zambia. President Edgar Lunga recently carried out aerial assessments of the situations in Luapula and Muchinga Provinces and assured affected…
Disaster authorities in Zambia report that flooding has recently affected Samfya district of Luapula province. In a statement of 22 March, the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) said it…
Satellite images show widespread flooding in northern parts of Zambia, affecting a possible 7,000 people. Among the worst hit areas is Lunga District in Luapula Province, where many houses have…
A further wave of flooding in Zambia‘s Eastern province has left over 100 households displaced. According to local media reports, 116 families have been left homeless after flooding in Lumezi…
Around 500 people have been displaced by a further wave of flooding in Zambia‘s Eastern Province. Local media reported that more than flooding has damaged more than 100 homes, a…
More flooding has been reported in Zambia, this time in Southern Province where crops have been destroyed in areas already facing food shortages after severe drought. According to UN Office…
Around 300 families have been displaced by flooding in Eastern Province, Zambia. Flooding began in late December, 2019. As of 01 January, 2020, over 200 families had been displaced in…
Violent storms and flash flooding triggered by heavy rain have affected the south east African countries of Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique over the last few days. Over 20 people have…
LONDON, May 15 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – What do an Ethiopian coffee grower, a Colombian fisherman and a Vietnamese rice farmer have in common? All three saw their income and…
ROME, Jan 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A major insurance scheme launched on Thursday aims to help up to 4 million poor people in Africa and Asia rebuild their lives…
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) has warned that poor distribution of rainfall in southern Africa is leading to severe drought in some areas and flooding risks in…
Heavy rainfall in parts of south east Africa over the last 2 weeks has resulted in flooding in Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique. As reported earlier this week, as many as…
Following on the heels of the reported near collapse of the incomplete Tokwe Mukorsi dam in Zimbabwe, a certain degree of confusion surrounds the condition of the Kariba Dam on…
