Rapports

OCHA Situation Report 7 MOZAMBIQUE FLOODS HIGHLIGHTS - Estimates of displaced people: 120.791 - Estimates of people in accommodation centres: 70.925 - Estimates of people in resettlement centres: 49.866 - Cahora Bassa dam discharge rate: decreased to 3,300 m3/s as of 20 February 2007 -…

MAPUTO, 22 February 2007 - Children will bear the brunt of tropical Cyclone Favio, UNICEF said today as the organisation prepared to respond to the second disaster to hit central Mozambique in less than a month. As part of an…

Major Developments The Cahora Bassa dam discharge rate decreased to 2,600 m3/s as of 21 February. In general, the water levels in flood affected areas are decreasing, with the exception of Marromeu. Water levels are expected to…

WASHINGTON, DC, February 22, 2007 - The American Red Cross is providing $200,000 to support the emergency relief and recovery efforts in southern Africa. The money will be used to support the efforts of the Mozambique Red Cross Society…

International agency Oxfam has aid teams in flood-affected Mozambique on high alert as very intense-category 4 Cyclone Favio approaches over the Indian Ocean, binging with it the threat of more rain and flooding. So far 120,000 people have already been displaced…

OCHA Situation Report 6 MOZAMBIQUE FLOODS SITUATION OVERVIEW 1. In support of the Government of Mozambique's efforts to respond to the current floods and after deliberations among the UN Country Team, and the rest of the humanitarian community, including NGOs and the…

As Mozambique struggles to recover from heavy floods that have left 86,000 homeless, two cyclones heading for the south and centre of the country are threatening the lives of children. The first cyclone, Flavio, currently travelling at 125 knots and cited…

On 16 February 2007 the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies launched an emergency appeal for 7.5 million Swiss francs (US$ 5.6 million/€ 4.3 million) to support the Mozambique Red Cross Society's response to the devastating floods. -…

(New York: 20 February 2007): As tropical storm Favio bears down on southern Africa, the United Nations agencies and their humanitarian partners are working with the Government of Mozambique to provide urgent assistance to more than 120,000 people displaced by…

By Caroline Hooper Box As nightfall comes, the low murmur of women's voices float across acres of white cotton tents. Squatting over small fires, they prepare the only meal of the day, a few handfuls of rice. Although the sun…