OCHA Situation Report No. 14
Southern Africa: Floods
10 April 2008


Source:
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Context

The rainfall forecast for the next week ending 14 April points to heavy 
rains across Angola except the south east. These rains can cause floods 
again inside Angola as well as in its neighbouring countries. Medium to 
high precipitation exists in Mozambique and the areas in the east along 
the Indian Ocean are expected to receive heavy rains. In the rest of the 
Southern African countries, weather conditions are expected to stabilize.

2. Heavy rains in the southern half of Namibia combined with water 
discharge from Hradap Dam have caused new high levels of flooding in the 
Lower Fish and Lower Orange rivers. There has been continuous flow at 
Seeheim (Lower Fish River) for almost three months. The water level inthe 
Kwando River set a new record of highest flow in early April since May 
1969. All the very high (Kunene, Kavango, Zambezi) and exceptional 
(Cuvelai, Kwando) floods in the northern rivers originated in Angola this 
year.

CONTACT DETAILS:

Andrea Recchia/Aslam Khan
Humanitarian Affairs Officer (Johannesburg),

+27 11 517 1624/ +27 115171567

Alfred Nabeta
Desk Officer (Geneva), +41 22 917 2732

Mette Tangen
Desk Officer (New York), +1 917 367 3001

Elizabeth Byrs
Press contact (Geneva), +41 22 917 2653

Stephanie Bunker
Press contact (New York), +1 917 367 5126

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