Years of the 21st Century in Botswana - 2004 in Botswana, 2006 in Botswana, 2008 in Botswana, 2009 in Botswana, 2009 Angola (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 2004 in Botswana, 2006 in Botswana, 2008 in Botswana, 2009 in Botswana, 2009 Angola, Namibia and Zambia Floods, Botswana General Election, 2009, Botswana at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2nd Aiba African 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Botswana at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, Botswana General Election, 2004, Botswana at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Botswana at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Botswana at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Excerpt: The 2009 Angola, Namibia and Zambia floods are a continuing natural disaster which began in early March 2009 and have resulted in the deaths of at least 131 people and have otherwise affected around 445,000 people. The floods have affected seven regions of Namibia, three provinces of Zambia, two regions of Angola and part of Botswana. The floodwaters have damaged buildings and infrastructure and displaced at least 300,000 people. A state of emergency has been declared in northern Namibia and there are fears that a disease epidemic could ensue. The Red Cross agencies and governments of the two countries have responded to the disaster, and aid has been distributed by the World Health Organisation. The border regions of Angola, Namibia and Zambia are dominated by small rivers which flood regularly during the rainy season from December to April. Floods in 2008 lasted from February to March and affected 250,000 people in Namibia with 42 people losing their lives. The floods this year have primarily been caused by heavy rain; more rain has fallen on the region since December than fell in the entire five-month rainy season of last year. As a result the flooding this year has been worse than that usually experienced. It has been reported that the floods could be the worst in the area for four decades. T... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=22056098