Bulawayo (ZimEye) – Southern parts of Zimbabwe are likely to be hit by floods this weekend, plunging human life and animals at risk, the meteorological services department has warned.

The heavy rains that have pounded Bulawayo, Matabeleland South and Masvingo provinces this week will culminate into floods in low-lying areas.

A senior meteorological officer based at the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport, Roger Munyira, confirmed that there was a risk that low-lying areas in the region could be flooded.

“As we speak, there should be some heavy rains in Botswana, especially around Francistown. The rains are moving in a north-easterly direction and by tomorrow (today) there should be some activity in the southern parts of the country namely Matabeleland South, Bulawayo and Masvingo,” he said.

“The rains could result in flash floods because a lot of rain could be received in a short time, resulting in small streams being filled up and overflowing. Drains could also be blocked resulting in flooding.”

Munyira said forecasts were that the rains would have moved to Harare and the northern parts of the country by the end of the weekend.

The heavy rains come against a backdrop of a violent storm that rocked Bulawayo and surrounding areas last week. The storm was accompanied by winds of up to 40 knots.

The winds destroyed homes and churches in suburbs such as Nketa, Emganwini, Cowdray Park, Norwood, Emakhandeni and Gwabalanda last week.

Electricity and telephone line poles were also not spared, resulting in a blackout in some of the areas and the cutting off of communication. (ZimEye, Zimbabwe)

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