Namibia: Rising Zambezi a Sign of Floods

WITH good rains having been received in northern Namibia, especially in the Kunene, Cuito and Zambezi headwaters, the Hydrological Service in the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry reports that the Zambezi River at Katima Mulilo is rising rapidly and is now higher than the same time last year.

"Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) information upstream indicates a similar trend and the Zambezi River would be heading for the 5,50-metre mark by February 10. This would then be the maximum flooding level reached in a normal year, but it would be very early in the season," the Hydrological Service reported in its daily bulletin yesterday.

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