Heavy rains cause massive flooding in cyclone-hit Mozambique
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(Worthy News) – Heavy rainfall caused flooding in northern Mozambique on Sunday, just three days after Cyclone Kenneth killed at least eight people and damaged thousands of houses in the southeast African country.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said many houses have collapsed as a result of rising floodwaters in the northern region’s main city, Pemba.
Mozambique’s government urged people in flood-hit areas to seek higher ground immediately to minimize the risk of drowning. [ Source: Deutche Welle (Read More…) ]
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