People cling to treetops as 'worst floods in a generation' sweep Mozambique

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: BBC

Tens of thousands of people in Mozambique are being rescued as rising waters continue to devastate the southern African nation - the worst flooding in a generation.

Teams from Brazil, South Africa and the UK have been helping with life-saving rescue operations.
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At least 642,122 people have been affected since 7 January by flooding - particularly in southern and central regions, with 12 deaths recorded so far, according to provisional data from the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction.

In total 125 people have died in Mozambique since the rainy season began in October.

Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cddgq9z4899o

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[chowder66]

1. That looks bad.

It's horrible about the deaths and hope those numbers don't go any higher but I'm guessing that will not be the case.

[electric_blue68]

2. Yikes! 😔 May as much help as possible get to the affected

While a much wider area I'm thinking....makes me think New Orleans & Hurricane Katrina

[maxsolomon]

3. Mozambique is sprawling. this is in the far south of Mozambique

closer to Eswatini and Kruger national park in SA. Very flat coastal plains - rice farming areas. Probably a lot of tidal marshland.

I hope the rest of the world can help them with food, because the US won't.