Zimbabwe: Erratic Rains Leaves Beitbridge Folk Worried

31 December 2012

Beitbridge Bureau — Beitbridge is in imminent danger of food shortage as the district has received just more than half of the required minimum rainfall this year, an official has said. District agronomist Mr Masauso Mawocha said the district had received 208mm of rainfall against a normal expectation of between 350 and 450mm. The district last had rains on December 10 where 12,2mm were received. He said their assessment had established that most crops planted at the onset of the first rains had wilted and were a complete write-off.

"We are afraid another drought is upon us. The weather forecast indicates that we should expect normal to below normal rains, but we haven't received any meaningful rains so far.

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