ENVIRONMENT-NAMIBIA: VILLAGES HIT WITH WORST FLOODS IN 21 YEARS.

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by Rosemary Nalisa

CAPRIVI STRIP, Namibia, May 20 (IPS/GIN) -- Villagers in Namibia's Caprivi Strip are grappling with the worst floods in 21 years, after the Zambezi River burst its banks, submerging 30 villages, killing two people and threatening 25,000 others.

The Caprivi Strip, with a population of 90,000, is located some 1,400 kilometres northeast of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia.

Last week President Sam Nujoma visited the region to assess damages caused by the floods.

Immediately, following his return, the government appealed for donor support, while donating $695,000 for the people displaced by the floods.

The World Health Organization (WHO), too,...

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