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Events

January

• Tropical Cyclone Eline brings heavy rains to Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi and Madagascar
• The Mozambican navy begins evacuating people from low ground using rubber boats donated from last year's floods.

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February

• 5 February - The first wave of floods hit Mozambique
• 9 February - The South African Airforce airlifts foreign tourists cut off by floodwaters in the Kruger National Park.
• 11 February - Mbabane, the capital of Swaziland is left without drinking water due to flooding.

- The swollen Limpopo River bursts its banks

- Southern Botswana receives 75% of its average annual rainfall in three days

- United Nations officials say the lives of 150,000 people are in immediate danger from lack of food and disease.

• 22 February - The full force of tropical Cyclone Eline hits the Mozambique coast near Beira - just north of the areas already devastated by the first wave of floods. Winds measure 260km/h (160 mph).

- The South African air force sends in 5 helicopters to aid to people trapped by floods.

• 24 February - The United Nation says $13 million is needed for urgent relief supplies

- Mozambique calls for international help and asks for more than $65 million to help rebuild the country's roads, bridges and power supplies.

• 27 February - Zimbabwe opens the sluice gates of Kariba Dam

- A wall of water about 2 meters (6 feet) high hit Chokwe and inundate low farmlands around Chokwe and Xai-Xai in Mozambique.

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March

• 1 March - The first United States Air Force C-17 transport aircraft lands in Maputo

- Britain states that it will send in food, medicine, equipment, 77 rubber boats and three Puma helicopters to help the South African helicopters

- The South African Air Force sends 3 more helicopters to Mozambique

• 2 March - Cyclone Gloria hits Mozambique

- Aidworkers in Mozambique estimate 100,000 people need to be evacuated and around 7,000 are trapped in trees. Many have been there for several days, without food and water.

- Floodwater levels are said to have risen from 4 to 5 metres (more than 26 feet) in five days.

• 15 March - The South African resuce workers end its operation in Mozambigue
• 28 March - The Zambezi River is still between 2,5 metres and 3 metres above flood level

- Cahora Bassa reduces water discharges

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July

• 9 - 14 July - The 13th International AIDS conference is held in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, the first ever to be held in a developing country

July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ... July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ... Durban is a vibrant cosmopolitian city in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. ... KwaZulu-Natal (often referred to as KZN) is a province of South Africa. ...

November

• 10 November - A memorandum of understanding is signed for the creation of the Gaza-Kruger-Gonarezhou Transfrontier Park

November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining. ... Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park is a 35,000 km² peace park that is in the process of been formed. ...

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• The Democratic Party joins with the New National Party into an alliance, the Democratic Alliance

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