This is an accident that occurred around 12:00 (10:00 Lisbon time) on Monday in the Mecangelas district with a train containing two locomotives and 36 wagons of coal, according to Nacala Logistics, the manager of the railway lines in Lisbon. northern Mozambique, in a note sent to Lusa.
“To date, Nacala Logistics has not reported any injuries or damage to the public. Train traffic on the Cuamba-Moatize section has been temporarily suspended to make way for work to restore conditions for safe train movement,” the statement said. This is stated in a company statement, which adds that teams and resources have been mobilized to “restore the road’s passability as quickly as possible.”
“The probable causes of the railway accident are still being analyzed and the company is fully aware of the importance of infrastructure for the development of the region in particular and Mozambique in general,” the company adds.
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.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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