AFRICA CUTS

 

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Megan Lanigan gathers what remains of much of Wallers Camp.

 

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The Mutale River rose 30 feet in less than three hours, leaving camp workers to watch the waters approach.

 

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Before the floods, Wallers Camp had nine large bungalows. When the waters receded, only one remained standing.

 

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Sean Waller, who always wanted to run a bush camp, built Wallers Camp with his father in 1996.

 

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Many volunteers remained at the camp after the floods to help salvage debris.

 

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Megan Lanigan, who arrived in South Africa in September, called the floods “surreal.”

 

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Sean Waller, minus his scruffy brown hair due to a recent bout with malaria, says the only option he sees is to rebuild.

 

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Megan Lanigan had to admit that the rising waters were amazing, and she took the time to

document it on film.

 

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Many of the wooden poles used for the bungalows succumbed to the waters and were buried, irretrievably, in mud.

 

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A before and after scene: Wallers Camp had a pool for its guests, which was overrun by the surging Mutale in a couple of hours.

 

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Falling trees have also been a problem, as many of them have crushed huts and bungalows.

 

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There is one question that many of the villagers left to pick up after the floods must answer: Will Bende Mutale survive without the economic opportunities that Wallers Camp provided?