Botswana's remote Savuti Swamps has water for the first time in more than 27 years. This photo, taken by safari operator Alwyn Myburgh, shows the water entering the swamps from the Savuti Channel, which also last year flowed for the first time in decades. Heavy rain has fallen over many parts of northern Botswana as well as Namibia's Caprivi Strip, the eastern highlands of Angola and western Zambia, contributing to the likelihood of major flooding in many areas. On Sunday, the level of the Zambezi River at Katima Mulilo had reached 4.92 metres, which is higher than at the same time in 2009 while the tributaries of the Cuvelai River in Angola are also in full spate. Storms over Maun at the weekend resulted in about 100mm of rain to bring the February total to 241mm. So far this month, there has been rainfall totalling 8.8mm.