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9:11 CAT | 06 Feb 2023
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Mozambique’s Cahora Bassa hydroelectric dam has increased the volume of discharges from its reservoir, putting low-lying areas in 10 districts of the Zambezi river basin, in the centre of the country, at risk of flooding, the authorities announced on Monday.
In the middle of the rainy season (from October to April), rivers in the southern region of Africa continue to fill the dam, adds a note from the Regional Water Administration (ARA), detailing that discharges rose from 1,500 cubic meters per second to 2,500.
ARA points out that the increase is due to moderate rainfall in the central region of Mozambique and high volumes from Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi.
Communities residing in riverside areas or carrying out economic activities there must withdraw, he adds.
Areas in the districts of Tete, Doa and Mutara, in Tete province, are at risk of flooding; Tambara, in the province of Manica; Chemba, Caia and Marromeu, in Sofala province; and Mopeia, Luabo and Chinde, in Zambézia province.
According to the most recent data from the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction (INGD), the number of deaths in the current rainy season in Mozambique rises to 75, with a total of 45,819 people affected.
Source: Lusa
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