The railway operator in northern Mozambique, Nacala Logistics, has hired 175 “social monitors” in local communities to monitor the railway line in a bid to avoid accidents caused by the country’s bad weather.
“Social monitors” along the Nacala corridor in Nampula in northern Mozambique are to “identify and report” possible anomalies on the railway line, as well as advise people on the best way to cross the line to avoid accidents due to heavy rain. which is registered in the region, the company said in a statement sent to the media on Tuesday.
“Although for a short period of operation, the hiring of Nacala Logistics contributes to the employment of the local workforce, as young people who were unemployed now have jobs and income,” said Celso Mutadiua, manager of the social security department at the company. , mentioned in the document.
According to Nacala Logistics, the 175 people hired will be required to work for two months in the Nacala corridor, receiving training in rail and public safety issues.
The nearly 900-kilometre line, known as the northern logistics corridor, connects coal mines in Tete province to the Indian Ocean port of Nacala, from where exports are carried out mainly to Asia.
Mozambique’s National Institute of Meteorology (Inam) warned on Monday of moderate to heavy rainfall in Cabo Delgado, Nampula and Niassa in the north of the country, following bad weather recorded in the south on Sunday.
In the south of the country, Portos e Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique – CFM decided to stop all train services due to heavy rain.
From Tuesday there could be rain accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds, with rainfall amounts reaching 50 millimeters in 24 hours, Inam said in a statement.
In the southern region of Mozambique, heavy rain killed at least four people, injured two and injured 12,740 people, according to preliminary data from the National Emergency Center (Cenoe).
Overall data from the National Institute for Disaster Management and Reduction (INGD) indicates 135 deaths and more than 130,000 casualties in the current monsoon season, which runs from October to April.
Mozambique is considered one of the countries hardest hit by global climate change, experiencing cyclical floods and tropical cyclones during the rainy season.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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