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Mozambique entered 2001 under the threat of floods in the Northwestern province of Tete
because heavy rain in Zambia had forced the authorities to release water from the Kariba
dam. The Zambezi River burst its banks on 3 January, flooding farmland in Zumbo district,
in Tete, while the Cahora Bassa dam in Tete province stored enough water to prevent flooding
further downstream. Later in January, a tropical storm brought heavy rain to Zambezia
province. Further heavy rain in neighbouring countries and high discharges from dams led to
113 deaths, over 230,000 people displaced and over 550,000 people affected around the
Zambezi river valley within rain affected areas of Zambezia province, and in the Pungoe and
Buzi river valleys in Sofala province.
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