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The floods: A regional disaster
Regional perspective on Mozambique floods. Good factual details of extent of flood in southern African; regional map included. 3 March 2000.Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_659000/659637.stm
 
 
Mozambique floods 2000: Full coverage
In early 2000 a cyclone swept across southern Africa leading to three weeks of severe floods which devastated Mozambique. BBC News Online charted the course of the disaster and its aftermath. Thursday, 4 May, 2000, 11:57 GMT Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_655000/655510.stm
 
 
Guardian Unlimited Report: Mozambique Floods
Excellent information on flood in March 2000 in Mozambique. Interactive maps, photo story and news articles.Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Mozambique/
 
 
South African Weather Bureau - Cyclone Eline
Details of path of cyclone which caused Mozambique floods in Feb/March 2000. Map of cyclone path, description of development of storm & rainfall statistics comparisons for selected affected places.Key Stage 4 & 5
http://www.sawb.gov.za/Eline.htm
 
 
Mozambique Floods - Latest News from CNN
Results of search on CNN News archive. Covers floods of 2000 and recent updates.Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://cnn.looksmart.com/r_search?look=&isp=zci&key=mozambique+and+flood
 
 
Rains wreak havoc
Rains wreak havoc in South Africa - 22 Feb 2000. News from CNN on Mozambique flood.Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://www.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/africa/02/08/s.africa.floods/
 
 
Cyclone drives heavy rains toward flood
Cyclone drives heavy rains toward flood-ravaged Mozambique, Botswana - 21 Feb 2000. News from CNN on disaster in southern Africa.Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://www.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/africa/02/21/africa.floods/
 
 
Mozambique cries for help
Mozambique cries for help, overwhelmed by catastrophe - 1 Mar 2000. News from CNN about the floods in Mozambique.Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://www.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/africa/03/01/africa.floods.01/index.html
 
 
Mozambique News Agency
News reports for the 2001 flood are from links below:
  • Cahora Bassa reduces discharges - 28th March 2001
  • Less water entering Cahora Bassa lake - 27th March 2001
  • Flooding in central Mozambique worsens - 26th March 2001
  • Praise for Zambian restraint - 23rd March 2001
  • Flooding disrupts schooling - 20th March 2001
  • Issue no. 203 - 19th March 2001
  • Floods update - 16th March 2001
  • Floods update - 15th March 2001
  • Floods update - 11th March 2001
  • Floods update - 10th March 2001
  • Floods update - 9th March 2001
  • Floods update - 8th March 2001
  • Floods update - 7th March 2001
  • Floods update - 6th March 2001
  • Issue no. 202 - 5th March 2001
  • Floods update - 2nd March 2001
  • Floods update - 1st March 2001
  • Floods update - 28th February 2001
  • Floods update - 23rd February 2001
  • Key Stage 4 & 5
    http://www.poptel.org.uk/mozambique-news/
     
     
    Flooding and Satellite Anaylsis
    A technical paper on assessing flooding using remote sensing data. Also has useful maps and images of 1995 floods on Oder (Poland, 1997), of the Rhine/Meuse (Maastricht, Belgium, 1995) and one of the Zambezi flood (Mozambique, 2001).Key Stage 5
    http://natural-hazards.aris.sai.jrc.it/floods/damage/
     
     
     
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