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Rosa 451V02 Zimbabwe Flood ZIMBABWE: Flood Snapshot (as of 09 March 2017) Situational Indicators Flood Risk Areas Homeless people Homesteads damaged 1,985 2,579 Zambia Mashonaland Mazowe Central Districts Affected Fatalities Mazowe Bridge Mashonaland 45 246 West Zambezi Harare Funding Raised Dams Breached Victoria Falls USD M Gwai 14.5 140 Mashonaland *Government raised Dahlia East Matabeleland Odzi Midlands Hydrological Update North Manicaland Expected river level/flow at this time of season (m3/s) Zambezi river Odzi river Bulawayo Odzi Gorge River level/flow as at 03/03/2017 3 69.1m3/s as percentage of expected 1556m /s Increase in flows due Increase in flows. River level/flow as at 27/02/2017 Moderate flood risk in as percentage of expected to incoming runoff from Masvingo the upstream countries Manicaland Normal river level/flow Runde at this time of season Matabeleland South Mzingwane Confluence with Tokwe Botswana 107% Legend 91% 123% Limpopo Mozambique Runde river 87% Mazowe river Flood Affected Districts 429% Worst Affected Districts 168.4m3/s 133% 167.4m3/s Site where river flow measured South Africa Increase in flows causing Flows are now flooding problems in Chivi. 212% increasing and are There is high risk of flooding 352% above average. Situation Update in Runde up to the confluence with Save. Zimbabwe has appealed for assistance after declaring floods a national disaster. Almost 250 people have been killed and about 2,000 people have been left homeless, with around 900 351% people displaced to a camp in Tsholostho in Matabeleland North. Much of the heavy rains 367% received over the past month can be attributed to Tropical Cyclone DINEO, which crossed 857% southern and western Zimbabwe as a powerful storm system in mid-February. Special Cabinet Committee has raised $14.5 million of the $100 million required to repair Gwayi river Mzingwane river extensive infrastructure damage, including to roads, bridges, schools and clinics. Assess- 23.4m3/s 1.5m* ments are ongoing as humanitarian partners consider redirecting the current drought Slight increase in flows, there is Decreacse in Flows but response as well as mobilizing additional resources. Multi-sectoral life-saving response there is high risk of high risk of flooding in flooding in Matabeleland 1209% Matabeleland South at the activities are ongoing in the worst affected districts. Rains are expected to continue until April. North moment due to inflows from the upstream areas. *river readings represented as depth in meters *The data and information shown on the dashboard does not imply ANY acceptance or endorsement by the United Nations. Some of the country data is not available at second administrative levels and hence the charts will be depicted as empty until the data is available. Sources: SARFFGS, Gov. reports Compiled by: OCHA March 2017. The boundaries and names on these maps do not imply endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Feedback:[email protected] unocha.org/rosa reliefweb.int humanitarianresponse.info .
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