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Zambia: Flood: 2009/03/25 Country Information on DRR

Period 2009/03/25
Country or District Zambia
Event Type Flood
Outline Zambia and Namibia face their worst floods in at least 40 years as rains swell the Zambezi River to record levels, destroying crops and swamping whole villages, disaster officials and aid workers said on 25 March 2009.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others

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Report/Articles

OHCA ReliefWeb 2009/04/16
In Zambia, 31 people have been killed and more than 600,000 affected by floods.

Reuters AlertNet 2009/03/25
The Southern Province of Zambia is the worst hit, with more than 20,000 households affected and 5,000 houses destroyed.

Geographycal Data

UNOSAT 2009/03/26
Flood Waters Over the Affected Regions of Senanga, Shang\\\'omeo, Kalaeo & Lukulu, Zambia