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Table 2.1. Rainfall Trends in the Zambezi River Basin
Source: SARDC and HBS 2010.
2008-2009
2007
2005-2006
2001-2003
1999-2000
1994-1995
1991-1992
1986-1987
1983
1982
1981-1982
1967-1973
The basin experienced flooding, displacing thousands of people in Angola, Botswana, Malawi,
Namibia and Zambia.
Cyclone Favio-induced floods affected Mozambique and parts of Zimbabwe.
Parts of Mozambique, Southern Africa and Zimbabwe received very heavy rains resulting
in flooding that caused considerable infrastructural damage, destroying schools, crops,
telecommunications and roads.
Southern Africa experienced abnormally high rainfall and disastrous floods causing damage
to infrastructure and loss of lives and property, followed by a severe drought particularly from
Zimbabwe northwards.
Cyclone Eline hit the region and widespread floods devastated large parts of central
Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe.
Many countries in the SADC were hit by a severe drought, surpassing the impact of the 1991-
1992 drought.
The worst drought in living memory was experienced in the southern Africa, excluding Namibia.
Drought conditions returned to the region.
This year saw a particularly severe drought for the entire African continent.
Most of subtropical Africa experienced drought.
Severe drought occurred in most parts of southern Africa.
This six-year period was dry across the entire region. Some records show a severe drought in 1967.
Sena- Mutarara flooding in Mozambique. Source: Ara Zambeze
Flooding of police camp at Luangwa River, Great East
Road Bridge Zambia 2007.
Destroyed homes following flooding in the Zambezi
basin.
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