#prayeralert: Flooding Along Zambezi River Threatens 3.5 MillionLaura Gish - 1 May 2014

In February 2014, nearly 60,000 people were at risk of being swept away by heavy deluge in drought-prone southeastern Zimbabwe. The partially constructed Tokwe-Mukosi Dam did little to protect villages and livestock along the basin.    

Now the Kariba Dam on the Zambezi River between Zimbabwe and Zambia is on the verge of collapse. Waters could race into areas 150 km (93.2 miles) away in just seven hours, affecting more than 3.5 million people. Engineers are scrambling to find a way to shore up the dam that is now more than fifty years old.

As the threat of flooding looms large, there’s imminent need for prayer and provisions. 

Though evacuation plans are under way by the government, shelters are ill-prepared, there is not enough food, clothing, or medicine and many residents are refusing to move to higher ground. The entire situation is on the brink of catastrophe. 

It needs your prayers

•    Intercede so flooding will not occur. 
•    Pray for evacuation efforts to be stepped up, and that people would heed warnings.  
•    Ask the Lord to give engineers wisdom to repair the dam in time.
•    Pray for churches to rally together to help with relief efforts. 
•    Pray for an outpouring of God’s love in these communities. 

When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him - Isaiah 59:19

All images are used by permission in accordance with commons copyright license terms: Feature image is a derivative of the images 'Zambezi River at junction...' by Brian McMorrow  and 'Zambezi river basin' by Worldtraveller