The number of deaths caused by Tropical Cyclone Gombe in Nampula province has risen to 15 while the majority of crops reaching maturity stage have been damaged.
The deputy director of the National Emergency Operative Centre (CENOE), António Beleza, said Monday that 11 of the fatalities were caused by collapsing houses, three by falling trees and one by electrocution.
Beleza said that efforts to rescue people beset by floods in Nampula province were ongoing.
“Teams are on the ground assessing the situation,” he said. “In some districts, such as Mogincual and Liupo, it is still not possible to proceed, because transit is interrupted, but we are studying alternative ways to reach these two locations,” Beleza added.
Deputy Director Beleza said preliminary data indicated that more than
98,000 people were affected by Tropical Cyclone Gombe, and 11,600 of them were already receiving assistance.
The INGD has activated 25 transit centres, 22 in Nampula province and
3 in Zambézia, and is mobilising about 360 tons of diverse products to increase assistance in the affected districts.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Adriano Maleiane has visited Nampula province to assess the situation.
