Over 50,000 Mozambicans displaced in southern Africa flooding: UN humanitarians

Key Highlights

• The office said many roads remain inaccessible.
• The UN and its partners are considering using sea routes between the country’s capital, Maputo, and the small port of Inhambane, which is closer to most affected areas.
• OCHA said the UN and its partners, working in support of the government, are scaling up life-saving assistance, while assessments continue in hard-to-reach areas.
• More support is arriving, including for search-and-rescue, coordination, information management and logistics.
• “This flooding emergency comes on top of massive conflict-related displacement in the north of the country that has depleted humanitarian stocks,” OCHA said.