Rainfall in neighbouring countries puts water in Limpopo and Umbeluzi rivers – Southern Mozambique

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Rainfall in neighbouring countries puts water in Limpopo and Umbeluzi rivers – Southern Mozambique

2:11 CAT | 05 Jan 2017

The New Year brought some water to the southern region of Mozambique, thanks to rain falling in South Africa and Swaziland and a considerable rise in Limpopo River water levels.

“In the southern region of the country, the Limpopo basin in Combomune registered a considerable increase in the hydrometric level, having reached and surpassed the alert level by 0.14 meters at 12 noon today, 3 January, as a result of higher outflow,” the national hydrological bulletin issued by the Ministry of Public Works, Housing and Water Resources indicates.

In addition, the bulletin states that “in the southern region, the reservoirs of the Pequenos Libombos, Corumana and Massingir dams have filling levels of 14.0, 11.0 and 52.0 percent, discharging in the order of 3.0 m3/s, 0.0 m3/s and 0.0 m3/s, respectively”, and predicts “the continuation of the rise of the hydrometric level in the Limpopo basin, especially in the Chókwè station and in the Macarretane dam” over the next 48 hours.

In view of this situation, the national water resources management directorate “urges the population and society in general to observe precautionary measures when heading to rivers, particularly in the Limpopo basin”. Monitoring the hydrological information issued once a day during the rainy season is also recommended.

The Umbeluzi river, from which the drinking water for the cities of Maputo, Matola and Boane is taken, and which closed the year of 2016 dry, registered a level of 2.25 meters on Tuesday 3 January.

The same report also contains an official update on the drought situation that the south and centre of Mozambique has been suffering since 2015.

Source: A Verdade