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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://zmd.gov.zm/cap-alert-style.xsl"?><cap:alert xmlns:cap="urn:oasis:names:tc:emergency:cap:1.2"><cap:identifier>urn:oid:2.49.0.1.894.0.2026.4.22.13.24.0</cap:identifier><cap:sender>zambianweather@gmail.com</cap:sender><cap:sent>2026-04-22T15:24:00+02:00</cap:sent><cap:status>Actual</cap:status><cap:msgType>Alert</cap:msgType><cap:scope>Public</cap:scope><cap:info><cap:language>en</cap:language><cap:category>Met</cap:category><cap:event>Rain/Wet Spell</cap:event><cap:urgency>Immediate</cap:urgency><cap:severity>Moderate</cap:severity><cap:certainty>Observed</cap:certainty><cap:audience>Farmers, General public, Disaster Managers</cap:audience><cap:eventCode><cap:valueName>OET:v1.2</cap:valueName><cap:value>OET-159</cap:value></cap:eventCode><cap:effective>2026-04-22T13:24:00+00:00</cap:effective><cap:onset>2026-04-22T15:30:00+02:00</cap:onset><cap:expires>2026-04-23T05:00:00+02:00</cap:expires><cap:senderName>Zambia Meteorological Department</cap:senderName><cap:headline>Moderate rainfall to affect parts of Western and Southern Provinces</cap:headline><cap:description>Rainfall activities affecting parts of Western and Southern Provinces are expected to continue this afternoon and proceed into the night. These rains are likely to cause damage to already harvested crops and may cause flash flooding in flood prone areas.</cap:description><cap:instruction>Secure already harvested crop and seek advise from agricultural camp officers in your areas on how you can take care of the crops still in the fields. For the general public, avoid crossing flooded points and do not seek shelter under a tree. Follow weather updates issued by the Zambia Meteorological Department-Ministry of green Economy and Environment.</cap:instruction><cap:web>https://zmd.gov.zm/alerts/moderate-rainfall-to-affect-parts-of-western-and-southern-provinces/</cap:web><cap:contact>zambianweather@gmail.com, 0211 251912</cap:contact><cap:area><cap:areaDesc>Parts of Western and Southern Provinces</cap:areaDesc><cap:polygon>-14.456318,22.223284 -16.061781,22.122424 -16.5458,22.425004 -17.3899,23.231885 -17.510173,23.685756 -17.413961,24.618713 -17.702444,25.173444 -17.798503,25.728175 -17.028608,25.95511 -15.7708,25.047368 -14.480733,23.635326 -14.456318,22.223284</cap:polygon></cap:area></cap:info></cap:alert>