Flooded rivers are death traps

It has been raining heavily and consistently across the country over the past 10 days.Many dams are spilling as a result, guaranteeing enough water supply to the people and animals. Crops are ...

Schools to open despite flood alert

SCHOOLS will open for the 2023 first term tomorrow, with the exception of boarding schools in two provinces where the authorities have issued an adverse weather alert, prompted by downpours over the w...

Flood alert as heavy rains continue in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's weather department is issuing a flood alert and says heavy rains are expected to continue.The Meteorological Service says downpours of more than 3 inches (nearly 8 centimeters) ...

Residents on flood alert

Beitbridge town's Civil Protection Unit has placed residents on flood high alert due to heavy rainfall in the region.Recently, Zhovhe Dam spilled and  several smaller dams in Gwanda and B...

Dam about to burst, Waterford residents to be evacuated

There are reports that people in Waterford area will be evacuated near Rio Hotel as the dam at Kabott is about to burst...Bulawayo Fire Brigade on Saturday confirmed to Radio Dialogue that ...

Zimbabwe on high flood alert

The Meteorological Services Department has issued a countrywide flood alert, following forecasts of heavy rains from 31 December to 6 January. In a statement, senior meteorological office...

Met Department warns of heavy rains and severe flooding

THE Met Office has warned of severe flooding in parts of Zimbabwe as rains pound the country following a two-week dry spell.THE country is expected to receive rains after a prolonged mid-seas...

Civil Protection Unit on flood alert in Matabeleland South

The Civil Protection Unit in Matabeleland South says it is closely monitoring the situation in flood prone areas after the Meteorological Services Department warned that low lying areas should be on h...

Mozambique Flood alert levels on ORANGE!

Maputo - Flood alert levels are on orange in parts of Mozambique as disaster management services mobilise to respond to flooding potentially as bad as the catastrophe in 2000.Heavy downpours ...

Kariba floodgate to be opened on Saturday

Kariba Dam floodgates will be opened on Saturday afternoon to eject excess water from the dam and accommodate the large volume of flows that are building in the upper part of the Zambezi catchment ar...

Floods alerts issued, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Botswana and Zambia

Flood alerts have been issued across the Southern Africa region as heavy rains continue to pound the region. The Civil Protection Unit (CPU) has said flooding is very much possible in low-lying d...