Mozambique: Families Moved From Flood Prone Areas in Matola

Maputo — The municipal authorities in the southern Mozambican city of Matola have transferred 79 families from flood prone areas to new homes in the Mahubo area, in the adjacent district of Boane.

These families had been living for years in a marshy area of land beside the toll gate on the Maputo-South Africa motorway and in the Muhulaze neighbourhood. Both areas are prone to flooding in the rainy season.

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