Natural Disaster: Deaths, Damage As Storms Hit Southern Gaza Province Of Mozambique - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 10, 2022
Spokesperson of Mozambique’s National Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in the area Bonifacio Cardoso said the dead are victims of lightning strikes, calling on residents to take protective measures including by staying indoors during thunderstorms.
He added that the heavy rains that lasted for 24 hours over the weekend also destroyed 5,000 houses and six health centres have been partially submerged.
It is estimated that more than 394,000 people could be affected by floods in the province in the current rainy and cyclone season, which runs until the end of March.
The Mozambican disaster agency has already deployed teams to the area with boats, foodstuff, tents and blankets in readiness for the expected flooding.