At least 211 people have died, 299 were injured and more than 850,000 have been affected by the rainy season since October in Mozambique, according to a report from the disaster management institute.
According to the document from the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction (INGD), consulted today by Lusa, a total of 853,941 people, corresponding to 197,131 households, were affected, with 11 missing.
The report also indicates that 12,490 houses were partially destroyed, 5,401 completely destroyed and another 183,812 flooded.
A total of 241 health facilities, 72 places of worship, 135 administrative blocks, 551 schools, 1,621 classrooms, 321,897 students and 13,877 teachers were affected.
The INGD report also notes 554,603 hectares of agricultural land affected, 287,810 lost, affecting 365,137 farmers. Also 530,998 animals died, among cattle, goats and poultry, and 6,542 kilometres of road, 249 vessels, 35 bridges and 123 aqueducts were affected.
Since October, the Mozambican disaster management institute activated 134 accommodation centers, which housed 112,911 people, of which 53 remain active, hosting at least 43,045 people.
Mozambique is still recovering from the floods in January, which killed at least 27 people and affected nearly 725,000.
The African country was also struck by the intense tropical cyclone Gezani on Friday night, which caused four deaths, one seriously injured and about 500 people affected in Inhambane province, in southern Mozambique, according to preliminary data released today by INGD.
The Mozambican National Meteorology Institute (INAM) stated on Saturday that the cyclone no longer poses a danger to the country and authorities admit that the displaced people may begin returning home.
