According to Zinwa, Lake Kariba is now at 63.9 percent full.
In the Gwayi Catchment Area, which covers greater parts of Matabeleland North Province, there has been a rapid increase in dam levels of 10 percent since the 14th of January 2013.
The current dam levels stand at 76,6 percent full on average.
In the Mzingwane Catchment Area, which is mainly Matabeleland South province, significant inflows have been recorded in the Bubye River at Bubye Bridge.
There is a lot of backflows in Mzingwane, Shashe and Bubye rivers as a result of high flows in the Limpopo River leading to the major tributaries failing to discharge into the Limpopo.
All areas around the confluence of the major rivers and Limpopo are under threat of major flooding. These include the flood prone area of Chikwalakwala.
In Masvingo province, there has been an increase of 2,1 percent in dam levels.
Dams in the catchment are still very low and stand at 27,2 percent full on average.
Chances of flooding in the Malipati area are slim at the moment, although rainfall activities persist.
The increasing water levels have caused major flooding in low lying areas of Muzarabani, Gokwe, Middle Sabi, Tsholotsho and lately, Chikwalakwala.
Limpopo River experienced significant increases in flows to 10 metres and burst its banks, resulting in Zimbabwean and South African authorities ordering all vehicles and human traffic to stop using the bridge.
On the northern side, the water levels in the Zambezi River have been rising as a result of the rains being experienced within the country and the Zambezi upstream countries.
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