Mozambique: 800,000 People Could Be Affected By Flooding

Maputo — About 800,000 people could be affected by flooding in the approaching 2023-2024 rainy season, according to forecasts by the National Directorate of Water Resource Management (DNGRH).

Speaking in Maputo on Friday, at a Climate Forecasting National Forum. the head of the DNGRH water resource department, Agostinho Vilanculos, warned that floods could also affect some 280,000 hectares of farmland, including areas of high agricultural potential.

These forecasts, he added, do not include the…