Namibia declares a state of emergency after floods kill 92 people and render 25,000 homeless

Quando

19 de mar. de 2009

Tipo

Enchente

Coordenadas

17.40° S, 16.00° E

Description

Namibia declares a state of emergency after floods kill 92 people and render 25,000 homeless.

Posicionado em: coordinates of the event it links, 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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