Disasters Charter: Flood in Namibia

March 23, 2009 at 11:09 am | Posted in Space Law | Leave a comment

by P.J. Blount with the blog faculty

The Disasters Charter has been activated for a flood in Namibia:

Flood in Namibia

Type of Event: Flood
Location of Event: Namibia
Date of Charter Activation: 20/03/2009
Charter Requestor: UNOOSA on behalf of UNDP Namibia

Description of Event:

The devastating floods, resulting from heavy rainfall also in neighbouring Angola and Zambia, are expected to expand in floodplains until the end of March. Present water levels are the highest in the last 30-40 years and possibly heading for the highest ever on record.

The Namibian Government has declared official flood emergency and disaster conditions.