Humanitarian
Maputo News
At least 19 people, mainly children, have been killed by flooding in central Mozambique caused by heavy seasonal rains. Thousands of homes have also been destroyed by high water while the Zambezi rive...
Maputo News
Mozambique bushfires claim 49 lives.
At least 49 people have been killed and a further 23 seriously injured in uncontrolled bushfires in central Mozambique since the start of September, a government spokesman has said. In addition over 2...
Maputo News
Zimbabwean refugees in Mozambique.
Mozambique is considering setting up transit centres for thousands of refugees seeking shelter from violence in neighbouring Zimbabwe, Goncalves Sengo, head of the national refugee assistance institut...
Maputo News
Cyclone Jokwe hits Mozambique.
At least eight people have been killed and thousands more displaced by cyclone Jokwe in the northern coastal province of Nampula, local news sources report. The tropical storm hit land on 8 March with...
Maputo News
Mozambique risks further flooding.
Tens of thousands of Mozambicans in the Zambezi river valley are being evacuated following the decision by the river authorities to open a floodgate in the Kariba dam upstream on the Zambia-Zimbabwe b...
Maputo News
Roughly 50 people are thought to have died in heavy flooding in Mozambique according to the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The problem is particularly acute along the Zambezi...
Maputo News
At least six people have died and thousands have been displaced from their homes as a result of heavy flooding in central Mozambique. The areas worst affected are along the Zambezi, Pungue, Buzi and S...
