For those of us living at the Victoria Falls both in Zambia and Zimbabwe, we are picking up the pieces after your whirlwind of a visit to
incorrectly inform the world that the mighty Victoria Falls was in danger of drying up...
We have all lost bookings and business in some way as a result of your misinformation and some people’s lives have taken a very definite turn for the worse. Not that you would care much...
I have been round to speak to the people you “interviewed” to create your story...a couple insisted that you told them what to say which means that you created the news that you purported to be reporting on. Others have said that you twisted what they said...
Did it not occur to you that even at low water this 4th biggest river in Africa, the biggest volume river emptying into the Indian Ocean could supply the water for London more than 5 times at one go?...
The rafting guides who work on the river below the Falls where the river is often over 300 feet deep know better than you.
300 feet! That is twice the height of Niagara Falls for crying out loud. That is when it is at its lowest!...
You cleverly came at the time of the year when the river is at its lowest like it is EVERY YEAR. A week after your departure the water was rising as it always does each year and two weeks later the Falls are almost completely different from when you were here spreading such alarm and despondency....
And the sad thing is that
other news stations around the world have now followed up with their own stories about the Falls drying up, because it is the want of some journalists to copy a story and churn out the deception, all based on your ill thought out, careless, inaccurate, hopelessly wide of the mark reporting....
the Victoria Falls has as much chance of drying up as there is of Hell Freezing Over, Pigs Flying, Ravens leaving the Tower of London or even spaghetti growing on trees. Research your work next time properly and thoroughly like a professional should do and get the story right.