Flooding in Zambia
Zambia is experiencing severe flooding in Southern, Central, Lusaka provinces, thousands of people have been affected with the worst impacted areas being the districts of Luapula, Kapompo, Lukulu, Senanga, Kitwe, Mambwe, and Solwezi.
The Water Resources Management Authority (WARMA) has been issuing flood warnings since mid-January. Some rivers are expected to be high or experience a second peak well into February, including the Luapala river in Milenge district, the Kafue river in Kitwe district, and the Zambezi river in Lukulu and Senanga districts.
An estimated 15,000 people from 3,500 households were affected by flooding in Southern Province in January last year.
Related News and Resources- Tipo de evento
- Inundación
- Ubicación del evento
- Zambia
- Fecha de activación de la Carta
- 2023-01-30
- Hora de activación de la Carta
- 12:59
- Zona horaria de activación de la Carta
- UTC+01:00
- Solicitante de carta
- UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER on behalf of Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) of the Office of the Vice President of Zambia
- ID de activación
- 796
- Gestión de proyectos
- Giriraj Amarnath (International Water Management Institute)
- Valor agregado
- Suwanan Sateiandee (UNITAR)