Heavy rains in southern Africa can cause severe flooding and hundreds of casualties. In Botswana, new rivers have formed where there was once dust.
Michelle Jana-Chan travelled from the Okavango Delta to the Kalahari desert to explore two contrasting eco-systems and she discovered less known destinations along the way.
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