INGC director Paulo Zucula said that rescue operations may come to an end within the next few days.
'The food that we have available is not enough for a month, and we need more funds. So far, we are still working within the emergency plan and does not make sense to declare any international call, because we have only 28, 966 people in the accommodation centres', said Zucula.
He added, however, that any support is welcome, but the most important thing now is to think of the period after floods, including the process of rebuilding the houses destroyed by the floods, distribution of seeds for the second season planting, and the planning of space for resettlement.
Zucula said that the Emergency Technical Council met in Caia, in the southern bank of Zambezi, in central Sofala, on Tuesday, and decided to create three action groups, one to deal with the accommodation of the victims, another for rescue, and the third for monitoring the situation.
On accommodation, the action will be directed to creating conditions for the supply of food and drinking water, sanitation, and physical aspects in the accommodation centres.
The rescue group will continue this work, at least for the next two to three days, after which, and with the use of helicopters and boats, there will follow a compulsive action to force those in areas prone to flooding to leave for safer areas.
Zucula confirmed that the Cahora Bassa dam on Monday reduced its discharges from 8,400 to 6,600 cubic metres per second, which resulted in the reduction of the water levels in Tete and Zumbo.
However, he noted that the areas of Mutarara, in western Tete, and Caia, Marromeu, in the central Sofala, and Luabo, in Zambezia provinces, will continue receiving large quantities of water and levels may still rise for the next few hours.
SOURCE: AIM
