Zambia

From DFO – Flood Observatory

Zambia

  • Region: Africa (2)
  • Sub-region: Sub-Saharan Africa (202)
  • Intermediate region: Eastern Africa (14)
  • M49: 894
  • ISO-2: ZM
  • ISO-3: ZMB

Recorded floods for Zambia

Total number of flood events: 17

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Glide ﹟ Start Date End Date Country Additional Countries Area (km²) Source Main Cause Fatalities Displaced Severity Flood impact index
Glide ﹟ Start Date End Date Country Additional Countries Area (km²) Source Main Cause Fatalities Displaced Severity Flood impact index
5181 2022-02-13 2022-02-23 Zambia 4,800 FloodList Heavy rain 1 450 1.0 4.7
4895 2020-03-04 2020-04-24 Zambia 91,522 FloodList Heavy rain 0 0 1.5 6.9
4882 2020-03-04 2020-03-17 Zambia 101,083 FloodLIst Heavy rain 0 0 1.5 6.3
4842 2019-12-25 2020-01-08 Zambia 51,483 FloodList Heavy rain 0 1,500 1.5 6.1
3616 FL-2010-000038-ZMB 2010-03-01 2010-03-17 Zambia 85,512 0 Heavy rain 0 115 1.0 6.2
3467 FL-2009-000068-ZMB 2009-03-27 2009-03-27 Zambia 1,148,027 News Dam Break Heavy Rain 99 1,600 1.0 6.1
3272 FL-2008-000004-NAM 2008-02-09 2008-05-01 Zambia 438,920 News Heavy rain 4 15,000 1.0 7.6
3250 2007-12-30 2008-01-03 Zambia 672,970 News Heavy rain 1 3,000 1.0 6.5
3018 FL-2007-000030-NAM 2007-01-10 2007-05-10 Zambia 719,319 News Heavy rain 11 250,000 1.0 7.9
2638 2005-03-01 2005-04-01 Zambia 122,632 News Heavy rain 0 300 1.0 6.6
2430 2004-02-01 2004-06-02 Namibia Zambia 615,606 News Heavy rain 10 40,000 2.0 8.2
2181 2003-03-11 2003-03-15 Zambia 22,883 News Heavy rain 0 6,400 2.0 5.4
2153 2003-02-05 2003-02-07 Zambia 2,674 News Heavy rain 0 400 1.0 3.9
2161 2003-01-15 2003-07-01 Zambia Angola 607,286 News Heavy rain 7 20,000 2.0 8.3
1589 2000-03-03 2000-03-04 Zambia 8,584 News Dam/Levy break or release 0 12,000 2.0 4.5
1322 1998-03-17 1998-03-19 Zambia Burundi 158,187 News Heavy rain 0 288 1.0 5.7
284 1989-02-01 1989-02-10 Zambia 4,549 News Heavy rain 8 20,000 1.0 4.7