Regntiden har ind til videre kostet 124 mennesker livet i Zimbabwe og efterladt mange mennesker hjemløse, skriver The Herald Online fra Harare. Regnen har også smadret mange veje og afskåret dele af landet.
HARARE, January 19, 2013: Eighty-six people have drowned while 38 others were struck by lightning across the country since the beginning of the rainy season.
The heavy rains have also destroyed 180 houses in Tsholotsho, leaving most of the families homeless. In Beitbridge district, the rains have caused widespread damage to roads leaving some areas impassable.
The Civil Protection Unit yesterday said major rivers in Gokwe such as Ume, Sesame and Sengwa were in flood. Several people were reportedly marooned on some of them.
It urged people in the areas to desist from water-related activities along the rivers.
“Gwayi River and its tributaries in Tsholotsho are in flood. The Tamuhla community is likely to be marooned if the rains continue. We advise them to monitor the river flow,” the department said.
“Several homesteads in Tsholotsho (180 to date) have succumbed to excessive moisture and have collapsed and some families have been left homeless as a result. It is advised that communities monitor their houses to prevent injury and loss of life from collapsing structures.”
