The Caprivi region, particularly those constituencies traversed by the Zambezi and Chobe rivers which are Kabbe and Katima Rural have experienced high water flows arising from Zambia causing severe flooding.
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Hundreds of families affected by floods caused by heavy rains that started with the beginning of the winter (rainy) season
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The Colombian Red Cross said Wednesday that 3,000 families across the country have been affected the floods, landslides and high winds that have battered the country in the last two weeks, according to Caracol Radio.
The central Colombian department of Risaralda was battered with heavy rains and gail force winds over Easter, leaving 80 families homeless.
Most of the damage was in the departments of Antioquia, Cauca, Choco and Caqueta Quindio, but the Red Cross said that the families struggling to deal with the devastation were spread over twelve departments.
The Red Cross has called on local authorities to implement permanent systems to monitor the levels of river and streams and the conditions of hillsides…
read moreAs a result of heavy rains on 11 April 2010, rural areas of Tajikistan have been affected by flooding and landslides. Around 18 villages throughout the country have been affected. In total 319 houses (with 1,914 inhabitants) have been damaged, out of which 5 houses totally destroyed. Two people were killed by the floods.
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A sharp increase in the temperature from minus 10 degrees to plus 10 degrees Celsius triggering the melting of snow caused floods between 22 and 26 March, inundating seven settlements in four municipal districts in the Volgograd region of the Russian Federation. Some 3,250 people, including 197 children were affected and had to be evacuated into temporary shelter solutions
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Areas affected by Cyclone Aila have been hit by flooding and swollen rivers due to high tides. Over 45,000 are marooned, 28 villages inundated.
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Torrential rains caused floods and landslides that killed at least 31 people in Rio de Janeiro state, shutting down transport and commerce.
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read moreA flood have occured in Karawang District, West Java-Indonesia. The Citarum river has overflowed for 4 days recently since March 21, 2010. It has inundated More than 5000 houses in 21 villages (7 subdistricts). The depth of inundated area in Pakisjaya subdistrict has reached 2.5 meter.
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Flood from Congo river affected 13,500 families, over 5,000 became homeless in Bukama.
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Northern Zimbabwe experienced flash floods that destroyed the livelihoods of around 1,775 people - Southern Africa: Floods Regional Update # 2 (16/03/10)
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read moreSince February heavy rains mixed with hail storm have fell in the western region of Burundi and subsequent flooding affected several areas of Cibitoke. The worst affected were Cibitoke and Bujumbura Rural Provinces where an estimated of 198 families had houses damaged and 2938 hectares of crops (rice, beans, cassava and potatoes) destroyed.
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