Informes

Highlights At least 48 people have died in severe floods in southern Mozambique. Some 250,000 people have been affected, of which 146,000 people are still being housed in temporary shelters. Tropical Cyclone “Felleng” is heading towards the eastern…

CHIAQUELANE, 28 January 2013 (IRIN) - The Mozambican government and aid organizations are struggling to respond to the needs of 150,000 people displaced by recent flooding in the country's southern Gaza Province. Residents of Chókwè, one of…

Maputo 25 January 2013. An estimated 84,000 people—the majority projected to be children—have been affected throughout Mozambique by flooding and inundation caused by intense rains since 12 January. In Gaza Province alone, the hard-hit districts of…

CAFOD has pledged an immediate £50,000 to support the tens of thousands of Mozambicans stranded without food, water or shelter after floods swept through the south of the country, sparking a humanitarian crisis. In some of the…

1. Brief description of the emergency and impact Due to heavy rains in Mozambique and neighbouring countries, the central and southern regions of Mozambique are now in an emergency flooding situation. Communities which are currently affected are those…

WASHINGTON, January 24, 2013 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved US$87 million to support the Government of Mozambique’s efforts to develop a climate change-resilient economy and scale-up high impact nutrition interventions benefiting…

Highlights On 22 January 2013, an institutional red alert was declared by the Disaster Management Coordination Council (CCGC) in an extraordinary meeting. The same day, flooding in Chokwe and Guija districts in Gaza Province left 5 people dead…

As heavy rains continue to fall over southern Mozambique, serious flooding in the Limpopo Valley is feared. From Sunday to Monday over 184 millimetres of rain fell at Combumune, on the upper Limpopo, and 163 millimetres at…

Maize, rice, and beans are the most important food commodities. Maize is the staple food for the poor, with rice most often used as a substitute. Beans are important to all wealth groups. Each of the…

Highlights • On 12 January the Mozambique authorities declared an Orange Alert due to heavy rains that lasted for more than a week. • Moderate to intense rains have affected 19,646 persons throughout the country, causing total or…