Thousands displaced following heavy rains in Mozambique
Residents watch a Brazilian firefighter team at work in Mazive, southern Mozambique on April 28, 2019 following heavy rains from a powerful cyclone. PHOTO | AFP
About 27,000 people have been marooned in Boane district, about 30 kilometres south of the Mozambique’s capital Maputo following heavy rains in the area, local councilman confirmed Monday.
In a televised address, Mr Jacinto Loureiro added that two bridges at Umbeluzi river and several roads have been cut off, hundreds of houses flooded and crops damaged.
