FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 01/00 - SWAZILAND (14 February)
Torrential rains in the first dekad of February resulted in floods following the break of ten rivers banks. Loss of life and extensive damage to roads, bridges, basic infrastructure and housing are reported. Water shortages are being experiencing in the capital city Mbabane. An assessment of the damage to agriculture is not yet available as fields are still waterlogged. Prospects for the 1999/2000 maize crops are uncertain. Precipitation during the rainy season had been generally adequate but the recent floods are likely to have negatively affected crops at a critical development stage.
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