The The Zambezi River Authority opened its floodgates to the Kariba dam wall a week early due to seasonly rains being heavier than previous years – this has given rise to fears that people down stream of the Zambezi River might not be ready for the huge surge in waters.
The Zambezi river athourity released this statement;
“Due to the persistent heavy rains experienced over the entire Zambezi River basin and also the expected continued rainfall as forecasted by the National Meteorological Services, notice is hereby given that two spillway gates will be opened 15th March 2010 at 12:00hrs, the gates will remain open until further notice.
The general public and communities living along the Zambezi River banks are kindly advised to take this notice seriously to avoid loss of life and property due to possible flooding. The Authority is continuing to closely monitor the situation.”
