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Floods prompt Mozambican authorities to issue red alert warning
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 31 - 12 - 2008


Heavy rains have forced Mozambican authorities to
issue flood warnings and urge people in flood-prone areas to abandon
their residences immediately, according to dpa.
The warning is aimed at preventing a repeat of disastrous flooding
last year that forced more than 100,000 people to seek safety.
The country is facing its worst rainy season in decades. Rains and
flooding have so far inflicted serious damage on infrastructure,
property and field crops. Several villages have become isolated from
the rest of the and authorities say there are no signs of rain
letting up in the near future.
On Wednesday, heavy rains continued to fall into three major river
basins, the Zambezi, Pungue, and Buzi. The central region, parts of
southern Mozambique and the tourist resort province of Inhambane have
also been hard hit.
Hundreds of thousands of people across the country are in danger
of being affected by the floods.
Mozambican Meteorology Institutes Spokesperson, Mussa Musafa, told
dpa Wednesday that the rainy season has just began. Musafa added the
worst is still to come, especially in the lower lands where most
people prefer to stay to care for their crops and cattle.
"We are predicting rains over the normal levels. This will go on
for a longer period until March, because we are still in the middle
of the rainy season", he said.
Rains have washed out a major highway between Morrombene and
Maxixe, leaving thousands of motor vehicle en route either to Maputo
or the northern part of the country stranded.
Some villages have been cut off from the rest of the country. The
situation is especially dire in the village of Mussurize, which has
also been hit by a cholera epidemic. Traveling to the village
requires a journey through Zimbabwe, which has been hard hit by
cholera.
The situation in the village has been described as chaotic and
deteriorating. Reports say people lack food, medicine and shelter.
Further north, in the Zambezi basin, authorities are on alert as
the Cahora Bassa dam continues discharging enormous amounts of water
downstream following the rains in the region. The extra water could
affect all downstream regions.
Sergio Moiane, administrator of the Buzi basin, said today on
national broadcaster Radio Mocambique that the river banks have
surpassed their normal levels, with surrounding lands under three to
four metres of water.
"Today, the rain has reduced, but we continue to warn people
living near the basins to be cautious in order to avoid emergency,
which would require another effort to evacuate people, a problem that
should have been solved by now, given the tremendous effort made
earlier this year," he said.


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