VICTORIA FALLS ALIVE AGAIN

Victoria falls comes back to life after a ravaging drought

The Victoria Falls, the lioness of the Zambezi River Roars again.

Heavy rains upstream mean the Falls are at its highest level in 20 years, with an increase of tenfold since the beginning of the year.

A few months ago, I wrote about how the Victoria Falls, had slowed down to a trickle due to a very severe drought in countries in the Southern African region and especially the catchment areas of the Zambezi River which feeds the Victoria Falls.

The Victoria Falls cascades 100 meters into a gash in the earth and draws millions of tourists to witness the stunning views.

But the worst drought in a century had slowed the fall to a trickle, fuelling fears that one the biggest tourist attractions could die due to climate change.

Known as the Mosi-oa-Tunya or the “The Smoke That Thunders” to the locals are neither the world’s tallest, or the wide, however, they are known as the world’s largest because of the combination of width, height and the volume of water cascading over them. They are almost twice the height of the Niagara Falls and more than twice the width of the Horseshoe Falls.

The Falls sit on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia.