Informes

By Martina Schwikowski, International Federation, Mopeia The health centre in the camp '24 de Julho', located in the district of Mopeia, is one small, white tent. About 70 people come for treatment daily from the surrounding huts. Two Mozambique Red Cross…

GLIDE n=B0 TC-2008-000033-MOZ The International Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross and Red Crescent response to emergencies.…

HIGHLIGHTS - On March 11, the Government of Mozambique declared the end of the Red Alert for the river basins of the central region of the country. The Red Alert was declared on January 3 by the Disaster Management Coordination…

Over 100,000 people are homeless as a result of the flooding in Mozambique. The government has reported that 258,000 people are in need of food, water and sanitation. Though water levels have been dropping, Mozambique is still in the middle…

Development minister Bert Koenders has earmarked €1.5 million in emergency aid for the victims of floods that have hit Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Dutch aid money will be used to provide food, medicine and shelter to some of the…

HIGHLIGHTS - Approximately 21,555 households (102,486 people) have moved to resettlement centres, according to the Government's National Disaster Management Institute (INGC). - The INGC operational arm, CENOE, has announced that the search and rescue operations started in December have now been suspended.…

World Vision is continuing to respond to the immediate needs of displaced households, providing food-aid and water/sanitation interventions in floods-affected areas. More than 20,000 households are displaced in Mozambique and some 100,000 hectares of farming land is now submerged, further threatening…

HIGHLIGHTS - Approximately 21,488 households (102,213 people) have moved to resettlement and transit centres, according to the Government's National Disaster Management Institute (INGC). - The first spillway of the Kariba Dam was opened on 11 February, discharging a total…

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is launching a revised emergency appeal for 11.4 million Swiss francs (US$ 10.3 million / € 7.1 million) to support Red Cross societies in southern Africa in their response…

HIGHLIGHTS - One month after the Government declared a Red Alert on 03 January 2008 the National Disaster Management Institute (INGC) reports that approximately 99,514 people have been moved to resettlement centres. - In some monitoring stations water is above the flood…