Economics

Africa’s Biggest Waterfall at Risk From Drought

  • Victoria Falls attracts tourists to Zimbabwe, Zambia
  • Power plant at Kariba downstream may have to be shut
Victoria FallsPhotographer: De Agostini Editorial/Getty Images
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The flow at the Africa’s biggest waterfall is at its lowest since 1995, highlighting the threat posed by a drought to tourism and electricity generation in Zimbabwe and Zambia.