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Zimbabwe braces for a severe heatwave

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Zimbabwe’s meteorological service has forecast a severe heatwave today and tomorrow, with particularly high temperatures in low-lying river valleys. Reduced cloud cover and increased sunshine are expected to intensify the conditions, according to the alert issued with the Department of Civil Protection.

Zimbabwe is expected to experience a severe heatwave today and tomorrow, with temperatures rising sharply, particularly in low-lying river valleys, according to an advisory issued at the weekend by the Zimbabwe Meteorological Services Department and the Department of Civil Protection.

Reduced cloud cover and increased sunshine hours are expected to bring the high temperatures, the advisory says. The conditions are expected in particular in the Zambezi Valley.

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