Mozambique: 33 Deaths in Rainy Season So Far

Maputo — Storms, high winds and floods have so far claimed 33 lives in the 2018-2019 rainy season in Mozambique, according to the country's relief agency, the National Disasters Management Institute (INGC).

Speaking to reporters on Friday, during a meeting of the government's Disaster Management Technical Council, the INGC spokesperson. Paulo Tomas, said that, since the rainy season began in October, 24 people have been killed by bolts of lightning. Six people have drowned in flooding, and the other three died when walls collapsed on top of them.

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