We see disasters on this scale again and again, notes João Feijó of the Observatório do Meio Rural, noting that the land is more fertile in areas at risk of flooding, attracting the population.
The rainy season is not usually easy in Mozambique, but this year has been particularly hard. The north and center of the country were devastated by Tropical Storm Ana, which affected hundreds of thousands of people, leaving at least ten dead – in this type of disaster in Mozambique, the official figures are always low, with many missing who will never be found – and causing historic floods in the provinces of Tete and Zambézia, leaving populations isolated due to the collapse of bridges, while houses and infrastructure were destroyed.
