The evacuation of affected communities in the Zambezi valley and the registration of internally displaced persons (IDPs) were among the key issues facing relief efforts, the Office of the Resident Coordinator (UNRCO) for the UN in Mozambique said in its latest update on Wednesday.

It added that since the beginning of the emergency, the WFP had distributed 536 mt of "mixed food commodities" to 42,431 beneficiaries in the central Zambezia province, 407 mt to 28,293 beneficiaries in the northern Tete province and 147 mt to 22,513 beneficiaries in the southern Sofala and Manica provinces.

The update noted that according to the WHO, the main health problems in accommodation centres in Zambezia were acute respiratory infections, headaches and intestinal parasites.

It said that in response to the emergency appeal so far, US $1 million had been received from Belgium, US $647,330 from Canada, US $250,025 from Denmark, US $1.8 million from Germany, US $1 million from the Netherlands, US $750,000 from Portugal, US $1.6 million from South Africa, US $500,000 from Spain, US $50,000 from Sweden, US $4.5 million from the United Kingdom and US $1.05 from the United States.