What the records say
- When
- 19 Mar 2009
- Kind
- Flood
- Coordinates
- 17.40° S, 16.00° E
- Description
- Namibia declares a state of emergency after floods kill 92 people and render 25,000 homeless.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 2009 Angola, Namibia and Zambia floods.
2009 Angola, Namibia and Zambia floods
Natural disaster in Africa
The 2009 Angola, Namibia and Zambia floods was a natural disaster which began in early March 2009 and resulted in the deaths of at least 131 people and otherwise affected around 445,000 people. The floods affected seven regions of Namibia, three provinces of Zambia, two regions of Angola and part of Botswana. The floodwaters damaged buildings and infrastructure and displaced at least 300,000 people.
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