Deadly Flooding in Namibia

At least 350,000 people were affected by flooding in Namibia during the annual rainy season in southern Africa in March 2009. Nearly 100 people died, and more than 10,000 were displaced as the Zambezi River rose to its highest level in 40 years.
Deadly Flooding in Namibia
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Deadly Flooding in Namibia

Water flowed from the flooded Zambezi River into the wetland in northern Namibia shown in this image.

Published Apr 20, 2009

Land Life Floods Human Presence

Deadly Flooding in Namibia
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Deadly Flooding in Namibia

Water stretches across kilometers of land in Namibia's Caprivi strip in this Terra MODIS image from April 14, 2009.

Published Apr 16, 2009

Image of the Day Land Floods

Deadly Flooding in Namibia
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Deadly Flooding in Namibia

This pair of images from the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA’s Terra satellite shows flooding in along the Chobe River in Namibia.

Published Apr 8, 2009

Land Floods Human Presence

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Deadly Flooding in Namibia

This detailed, photo-like image from April 1, 2009, shows floods covering fields of crops around the Bukalo Channel in northern Namibia.

Published Apr 7, 2009

Land Life Floods Human Presence

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Deadly Flooding in Namibia

This pair of images illustrates the dramatic flooding of the Zambezi River in Namibia in late March 2009.

Published Apr 2, 2009

Image of the Day Land Floods