Mozambique’s latest rainy season, which began in October, affected about 240,000 people and completely destroyed more than 1,800 homes, according to government data today.
“Across the country, about 240,000 people were affected, a further 34,000 houses were damaged, more than 5,000 were partially destroyed and about 1,800 were completely destroyed,” Ambrosio Sitoe, permanent secretary of the Ministry of Transport and Communications, told the meeting. partners associated with this sector.
He added that “ten tropical systems formed in the southwestern Indian Ocean during the 2023/2024 monsoon season,” with “two of them reaching the coast of Mozambique, namely Moderate Tropical Storm Alvaro and Moderate Tropical Storm Filipo ”, the latter with strong consequences in Inhambane and Maputo in the south of the country.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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