Homeless, Landless, and Destitute: The Plight of Zimbabwe’s Tokwe-Mukorsi Flood Victims
- Publisher:
- Human Rights Watch
- Publication Date:
- 3 February 2015
- Tags:
- Zimbabwe, Governance, Human Rights, Land and Rural Issues, Refugees and Displacement
In February 2014, Zimbabwe's immense Tokwe-Mukorsi Dam basin flooded following heavy rains. Under construction since 1998, the 1.8 million cubic liter dam is intended to provide irrigation and electricity to communities in the semi-arid southern Masvingo province. It is currently slated for completion by the end of 2015. The report documents human rights issues related to the dam project, conditions at Chingwizi camp to which the flood victims were initially relocated, abuses related to the resettlement of the flood victims, including the government's failure to compensate many of them and to grant them the right to have a say in the decision regarding their residence. The report also explores the government's misuse of humanitarian aid to coerce flood victims to accept official resettlement plans and documents the resettlement of the flood victims on Nuanetsi Ranch where they are unable to build homes or grow crops of their choice as the title of the land is in dispute.
Floods Hit Zimbabwe Villagers
- Families Allege Forcible Removal After Floods
- Heavily Pregnant, Scared and Displaced in Flooded Zimbabwe
- Tale of Desperation From Flooding Transit Camp
- Children's Future Washed Away By Floods
- Disaster Group Denies Reports of 'Thousands' of Flood Deaths
- It Never Rains, but Pours for Tokwe-Mukosi Families
- China Donates U.S $500 000 for Flood Victims
- Flood Victims Tents Swept Away
- Zimpapers to Hand Over Tokwe-Mukosi Donations
- "Small Things" Cause Big Issues for the Flood Affected in Zimbabwe
- Villagers Cornered By Flood Disaster
- Tokwe Mukosi - Tale of Desolation, Hope
- Till Tokwe-Mukosi Floods Do Us Part
- Tokwe Mukosi - the Untold Positive Side
- Coping With Rural Flooding - Lessons From Tokwe-Mukosi
- Flood Victims' Loss Beyond Measure
- Finding Our Humanity Is What We Need
- Tokwe-Murkosi Distaster - CPU Exposed
- Last Batch of Villagers From Tokwe-Mukosi to Be Evacuated Saturday
- 'No Politicisation of Food Aid At Tokwe-Mukosi'
- WFP Pledges Allegiance to Zim
- Relief Agencies to Help for Up to 12 Weeks
- 'Direct Tokwe-Mukosi Donations to State'
- Govt Evacuates 600 Families to Safety
- Mujuru Comforts Flood-Hit Families
- Sulu Assists Flood Victims
- Tokwe-Mukosi Dam Wall Secure - Zinwa
- Flood Victims Stranded As Gvt Fails to Pay Scotch-Cart Transporters
- Govt to Speed Up Tokwe-Mukosi Flood Evacuation
- Zimpapers in Charity Drive to Aid Flood Victims
- Macheso Visits Tokwe-Murkosi Camp
- Govt Must Prioritise Flood Victims
- Relief for Tokwe Mukosi Flood Victims
- Donated Helicopters Find Their Way Into Zimbabwe?
- 2,000 Families Still to Be Evacuated From Tokwe-Mukosi Dam
- Villages Flooded As Heavy Rains Weaken Dam
- No Funds for Tokwe-Murkosi Dam Relocations
- U.S $20 Million SoS for Flood Victims
- Tokwe Mukosi Crisis - Govt Appeals for Help
- Tokwe-Mukosi Dam Villagers Ask for Compensation
- More Families Moved From Tokwe Murkosi Camps
- State Beefs Up Aid to Flood Victims
- Thousands Flee As Dam Threatens to Collapse
- Floods Threaten 60 000 Families
- Government Blamed for Tokwe Mukorsi Flooding
- Evacuations - Govt Appeals for Resources
- Heavy Rains Leave a Trail of Destruction
- Govt Evacuates Thousands As Dam Cracks Amid Rains
- Floods Wreak Havoc in Masvingo
- Latest - 4,000 Families Face Floods
- U.S.$4 Million Disbursed
- U.S.$4 Million for Tokwe-Mukorsi Families
- Dam Project Displaces Hundreds of Families
Zim: Tokwe-Mukosi Flood Victims Return Home
- Tokwe-Mukosi Flood Victims Return to Original Homes
- Zimbabwe Flood Victims Vow to Resist Eviction
- Army, Police On Warpath After Chingwizi Protests
- Chingwizi Unrest - MDC-T Blasts Army 'Barbarity'
- Chingwizi Tense After Violent Protests
- President Hails ZDF's Varsity Plans
- Chingwizi Camp Dwellers Turn Violent
- 100 Underage Pregnancies at Chingwizi
- U.S.$43 Million Needed for Tokwe-Mukosi Dam
- Musicians Remember Tokwe Mukosi Victims At Belgravia Sports Club
- Tokwe-Mukosi Charity Gig On This Saturday
- Chinamasa Ordered to Find Tokwe Mukosi Cash
- Pageant Planned for Tokwe Mukosi Victims
- Tokwe-Mukosi Flood Victims Being Denied Food Aid
- Chiefs Visit Tokwe-Mukosi Flood Victims, Pledge Assistance
- Tokwe-Mukosi Flood Victims Demand Compensation
