Africa-Press – Mozambique. More than 3,000 people in Matutuíne district, Maputo province, southern Mozambique, are cut off by floodwaters following the overflow of a river in the region, authorities said on Tuesday.
The head of the Water Resources Department of the Regional Water Administration (ARA-Sul), Lisete Dias, told public broadcaster Rádio Moçambique that the flooding of the Maputo river had left Mudubula communities under siege, with access roads under water.
“As a precaution, communities should not go to machambas in riverside areas, and follow hydrological information disseminated by the competent authorities,” Dias stressed.
The National Institute for Disaster Management (INGD) is mobilising resources to provide the necessary assistance to Madubula residents.
The Maputo river is flooding as a result of excess water from upstream rivers in South Africa and Eswatini (formerly Swaziland).
Southern Africa is in the middle of its annual rainy season, characterised by the floods and cyclones that annually cause dozens of deaths and render thousands homeless.
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