Windhoek — Poorly distributed rainfall since October last year has resulted in large moisture deficits, leading to wilted crops, livestock deaths, and reduced water availability over many areas of southern Africa. With the season coming to an end, recovery is unlikely, experts warn.
As the rainy season approaches its end in southern Africa, this past week's rainfall proved mostly average throughout the sub-region. Over the past 30 days, many areas to the east of the region, including Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Madagascar, experienced wetter than average conditions, while to the west Angola, western Zambia, Namibia, and South Africa received below-average rainfall.
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