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- Type of event
- Flood
- Location of event
- Zambia
- Date of Charter Activation
- 2023-01-30
- Time of Charter Activation
- 12:59
- Time zone of Charter Activation
- UTC+01:00
- Charter Requestor
- UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER on behalf of Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) of the Office of the Vice President of Zambia
- Activation ID
- 796
- Project Management
- Giriraj Amarnath (International Water Management Institute)
- Value Adding
- Suwanan Sateiandee (UNITAR)