Tugwi Mukosi dam located in Chiredzi is very much on the verge of bursting. This is putting many families at risk, especially the ones that reside along the Runde river.
The dam has been said to have been over 90% full as of 21 January 2021. This raises the risk of the occurence of very damaging floods in the next few couple of days. Escalating the overfill off this dam is the consecutive fall of heavy rains on and around the catchment area of the dam which only raises the water level.
The government seems to be on top of the situation as a plan has been put in place to move 250 families out of harms way. In addition to this effort, The Civil Protection Unit (CPU) has ensured that when disaster strikes they are prepared to save lives on last minute notice. They have put in place an Air Force of Zimbabwe chopper to be on standby to quickly aid those who might become stranded when the flooding begins.
Experts state that its not only the area surrounding the dam that will be affected, but including the confluence of two rivers in Chiredzi North, if there happens to be a backflow in Tugwi while Runde is flooded.