Informes

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…

HIGHLIGHTS - Approximately 95,278 people have been moved to resettlement centers, according to the Government=B4s National Disaster Management Institute (INGC). - In Tete, the water level is above the highest peak registered in the 2000 floods. The water level of the…

HIGHLIGHTS - Approximately 81,445 people have been moved to resettlement centers as a result of the 2008 floods in Mozambique. - Search and rescue operations are ongoing in the affected provinces of Zambezia, Manica, Tete and Sofala. - The Government is…

ACTIVITIES/RESPONSE SITUATION OVERVIEW As of 15 January, discharges from the Cahora Bassa dam (HCB) have decreased from 6,600 cubic meters per second to 5,500 cubic meters per second. However, due to persistent rains in neighboring countries (Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi) the…

Welthungerhilfe: Preventative measures save many from the floods   Bonn/Maputo, 11th January 2008. Following heavy rainfall over the past weeks, people living along the Zambezi River in Mozambique face a new crisis. The government has already declared a State of National…

ACTIVITIES/RESPONSE SITUATION OVERVIEW The water level in the Zambezi river is expected to rise over the next days, while the Cahora Bassa dam (HCB) is still discharging at 6,600 cubic meters per second. According to the INAM forecast, there will be…

1. CRITICAL ISSUES FOR CHILDREN The Government of Mozambique declared a Red Alert on the afternoon of 3 January 2008 following a meeting of the Council of Ministers in light of the current localised flooding in parts of the country…

Mozambique gained independence from Portugal in 1975. Between 1975 and 1990, the country experienced a devastating civil war, with the result that by the end of 1990, Mozambique was the poorest country in the world. The war cost the…

Introduction This report examines the roll-out of the clusters approach in response to the floods in Mozambique in February 2007, from the perspective of an international non-governmental organisation (NGO). ActionAid has been following - and participating in - the cluster approach roll-out…

UNICEF CONTINUES TO SUPPORT RECOVERY EFFORTS FOLLOWING THE 2007 FLOOD AND CYCLONE EMERGENCIES AND IS PREPARING FOR THE 2007-2008 RAINY SEASON - UNICEF helped meet the basic needs of over 107,000 flood-affected people sheltered in accommodation centres along the Zambezi River…