HUMANITARIAN: AirSource Assists with Mozambique Floods

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HUMANITARIAN: AirSource Assists with Mozambique Floods

Postby AS283 Roger Dean » 31 Jan 2013 01:15

At least 150,000 people have been displaced in Mozambique due to intense flooding, according to the United Nations. The number displaced is expected to rise as fresh rains spread flooding northward.

At least 40 people have been killed so far by heavy rains and overflowing rivers in the southeastern African country. Water levels on the Limpopo River are reportedly at higher levels than those recorded during the deadly floods in 2000. The deluge is expected to swell the Zambezi river basin, spreading the disaster to northern and central Mozambique.

The UN is coordinating relief efforts with non-governmental organizations. Aid agencies and government emergency services have set up temporary camps in elevated areas to aid the flood victims.

The main immediate needs are tents and clean water. There will be a huge need of sanitation, mosquito nets, shelter, kitchen sets and blankets as families begin returning home in the coming weeks.

AirSource will assist with transporting supplies from the UN base in Turkey and Miami to southern Mozambique until mid-February.
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