Devastating Floods ravage Southern Africa

Date: 21 Feb 1999
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

After destructive floods in South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana and Zimbabwe, a meeting was held in Mbabane, Swaziland. An appeal was made for international assistance to flood victims in the region. Southern and central Mozambique was the worst hit. South Africa and Malawi played leading roles in disaster management.

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01 Miller, J., Mozambique 1999-2000 Floods, from SARPN, [online], Available at www.sarpn.org [Accessed: 20 February 2013]

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Devastating Floods ravage Southern Africa. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013426

South African History Online (2011) 'Devastating Floods ravage Southern Africa', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013426 (Accessed: 25 July 2026).

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"Devastating Floods ravage Southern Africa." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013426. Accessed 25 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Devastating Floods ravage Southern Africa." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013426.