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2008 Namibia floods
Meteorological history
Duration
February–March 2008
Overall effects
Fatalities
At least 42 deaths
Areas affected
Northern Namibia, especially Oshana, Ohangwena, Omusati and Oshikoto
The 2008 Namibia floods took place in early February 2008, a rapid onset of heavy rains triggered floods in northern Namibia, leading to one of its worst floods in 50 years.[1] The floods had killed 42 people by early March[2] and an estimated 65,000 people were affected, primarily in the regions of Omusati, Oshikoto, Oshana, Ohangwena and Caprivi.[3] 40,000 people were assisted by the Namibian Red Cross[1] with 4,600 in relocation camps.[4] Over-crowding and insanitary conditions caused health concerns in relocation camps[3][5] and an outbreak of cholera was announced in March.[5] On 14 March, the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs triggered the International Charter for "Space and Major Disasters".[6] Staple crops were devastated and 52,000 people from flood-affected areas were considered in need of immediate of assistance to cover their basic food needs.[7][page needed] Deputy Prime Minister Libertine Amathila declared that the government would spend 65 million Namibian dollars to assist the displaced.[8] Long-term impacts included damage to farmland, housing, schools, roads and infrastructure across the region.[7][page needed] The floods reduced the resilience of the population who were left vulnerable to further flooding which occurred in 2009.[9]
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^ abNamibian, The. "65 000 affected by floods". The Namibian. Archived from the original on 2020-11-21. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
^"After devastating floods, Namibians fight cholera and wait for a return to normalcy". UNICEF. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
^ abSibeene, P. (2008) Namibia: Cholera Outbreak in North. All Africa. March 11. [online] Last accessed 18/10/19. Available at https://allafrica.com/stories/200803110236.html
^United Nations Response to Combat Floods in Namibia United Nations Information Service, 14 March 2008
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^2008 - the year that was Archived 2012-02-13 at the Wayback Machine Namibia Economist, 19 December 2008
^Hooli, Lauri Johannes (2016). "Resilience of the poorest: coping strategies and indigenous knowledge of living with the floods in Northern Namibia". Regional Environmental Change. 16 (3): 695–707. doi:10.1007/s10113-015-0782-5. ISSN 1436-3798. S2CID 153560515.
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