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MAP: Weather hazards impacts assessment for Africa( April 2 - 8, 2009)
03 Apr 2009
Source: FEWSNET
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Lingering impacts from flood waters that caused fatalities, displaced people, and damaged infrastructure, and crops in portions of Namibia, Angola, and Botswana.

Minor localized flooding occurred in Malawi and Mozambique. The Zambezi and Punge basins are the most affected, but conditions are improving as river levels have begun to drop.

Preseason, and early season dryness has continued over portions of the Belg-producing areas of Ethiopia, most of Kenya, and nearby portions of Uganda and Tanzania.

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