/ 18 February 2001

MOZAMBIQUE FACES FURTHER FLOODS

A THIRD river is threatening to worsen killer floods in central Mozambique, which have already killed 17 people and affected some 280_000. Some 30_000 people in Mozambique have been forced to leave their homes, while another 60_000 have been displaced in neighboring Malawi. Mozambican authorities say the Save River now threatens to add to the damage already caused by the Pungwe and the Zambezi. – AFP