- Title: MOZAMBIQUE: AT LEAST 41 PEOPLE DIE IN RECENT FLOODS
- Date: 28th February 2001
- Summary: CHIPANGA , MOZAMBIQUE (FEBRUARY 28, 2001)(REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. AERIAL OF THE FLOODED AREA (3 SHOTS) 0.47 2. SV INYTERIOR OF HELICOPTER LANDING 0.55 3. SV OF PEOPLE RUSHING TO HELICOPTER (2 SHOTS) 1.40 4. AERIAL OF FLOODED AREA (2 SHOTS) 1.59 7. SV PEOPLE BOARDING HELICOPTER 2.16 8. MCU WOMAN WITH CHILDEN SEATED IN HELICOPTER 2.21 9. MCU/SV PEOPLE IN HELICOPTER, CHILDREN WAVING (3 SHOTS) 2.37 10. SV PEOPLE WAITING 2.42 11. SV HELICOPTER OFF LOADING RESCUED PEOPLE 3.05 12. MCU PILOT LOOKING 3.09 13. CU OF CHILD 3.12 14. SLV HELICOPTER AND PEOPLE AROUND 3.18 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: CHIPANGA, MOZAMBIQUE
- Country: Mozambique
- Reuters ID: LVA1PZ0PJZM5UTMJLOOP1ZA3C92B
- Story Text: At least 41 people have died and more than 77,000 have
lost their homes in a deluge likely to echo, but not match,
last year's floods in which more than 700 people died and
500,000 were made homeless.
South African pilots, many veterans of last year's
marathon effort to help Mozambique through its worst flood on
record, arrived in Beira on Wednesday (February 28) to prepare
a new relief mission due to start this week.
South Africa has promised to send six helicopters and two
fixed-wing aircraft to help evacuation and food deliveries in
a mission co-funded by the Netherlands.
Colonel Hugh Paine, leader of the six-member
reconnaissance team, said a C-130 aircraft carrying relief and
logistical supplies was due on Thursday (March 1).
Paine, who was among pilots who flew daring rescue
missions during last year's catastrophic floods, told Reuters:
"From what I have seen so far, it doesn't look as bad, but the
situation could change".
Mozambique has appealed for $30 million in foreign aid to
fund the flood rescue. Germany has said it had sent 33 tonnes
of tents, cooking utensils, medicines and other relief aid in
response to the appeal.
Rolf Zirpel, Germany's ambassador to Mozambique, said his
country had earmarked $1 million for post-flood
reconstruction.
Americo Muianga, Mozambique's director of water said some
floodgates on the Zambezi River's Cahora Bassa reservoir had
been shut as the flow into the reservoir slowed, but the
situation in its central valleys was still critical.
"They have reduced the discharge to avoid a catastrophe in
the lower Zambezi but the situation is still critical," he
told Reuters.
Muianga said that, although there was no intention at
present to increase the outflow from Cahora Bassa, the
situation could change if the reservoir came under new
pressure.
Muianga said he expected water levels lower down the
Zambezi valley, particularly in and around the town of
Marromeu, to start rising in coming days as water already
released moved downstream.
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