Zambezi flooding 2009

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  • Created by: Garabette
  • Created on: 26-03-16 13:54
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  • Zambezi Flooding
    • Facts
      • River basin covers 1.39 million square/km
      • 32 million people live in river basin
      • 2009, long heavy rain for 4 months
    • Places effected
      • Botswana - 8 villages submerged
      • Namibia - 92 dead
        • Food prices raised by 37%
      • Angola - 25,000 homes destroyed
      • Zambia - $5 million of damage
    • Responses
      • New dam built
      • Emergency aid given
      • State of emergency declaired

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