Zambia flood victims re-connected to aid relief and reconstruction; ITU deploys satellite communication terminals.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-17 March 2008-INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION: Zambia flood victims re-connected to aid relief and reconstruction; ITU deploys satellite communication terminals(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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Geneva -- The International Telecommunication Union has deployed 25 satellite terminals to help restore vital communication links in the aftermath of severe floods that have inundated low-lying districts across Zambia.

Nearly 400 000 people in 19 districts across the country have been affected, with as many as 36 000 inhabitants displaced. The majority of the victims are in Monze (Western Province), Mumbwa (Central Province), Mkushi (Central Province), Mazabuka (Southern Province) and Kafue (Lusaka Province). A...