2016–2017 Zimbabwe floods

Location of Zimbabwe
Date	December 2016 – March 2017
Location	Zimbabwe
Deaths	246
Property damage	US$100+ million

The 2016–2017 Zimbabwe floods began in December 2016, following a severe drought. The flooding killed at least 250 people and injured another 128 over three months and left around 2,000 people homeless, according to Zimbabwean officials. At least seventy bridges on major highways were swept away, according to Transport Minister Joram Gumbo.^[1]

The President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe declared the floods a national disaster.^[2]

See also

• 2010–2011 Southern Africa floods
• 2015 Southeast Africa floods

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