Mozambique: Drought in Gaza and Inhambane Is 'Critical'

Maputo — Inhambane (Mozambique), 26 Jan (AIM) - Mozambique's relief agency, the National Disaster Management Institute (INGC), regards as "critical" the drought affecting the south of the country, and believes it is urgent to mobilise resources for emergency aid for people at risk of food insecurity.

In late December, the government decreed an "orange alert" throughout the country - this was largely because of heavy rains and the threat of flooding in the central and northern provinces. But the problem in the south is not too much rainfall, but too little.

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