Flooding in Mozambique- Margaret Canady

Torrential rains have hit Mozambique on the south-east coast of Africa, killing at least 36 people and displacing nearly 70,000 from their homes. Flood waters are still rising in the coastal city of Xai-Xai, so the amount of people displaced could reach 100,000. Gaza, a southern province in Mozambique, was hit the hardest; 65,000 people in Gaza alone have been affected by the floods.

The United Nations in Mazambique said that with the government, they are "rushing clean water, food, shelter, and humanitarian supplies to Gaza Province, and are ready to send more as needs become clearer." However, tens of thousands have not received this help; people are seen camping out on roadsides, and eating bugs to survive.

In the city of Xai-Xai, waters as high as 26 ft are expected to hit. This looming disaster would cut off the main road connection between the north and south of the country. Severe flooding has also occurred in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana. In South Africa, a crocodile farm was forced to open its gates because of the flooding, letting loose 15,000 crocodiles. Only a few thousand of the crocodiles have been found.

I wonder if flooding is common in South Africa? If so, the government and the UN should get together and prepare for emergencies like this, as well as have preventive measures to limit the damage the flooding causes. If I lived in South Africa, I would be absolutely terrified to go out with thousands of crocodiles just out in the open. I hope those affected by the flooding get the help they need.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21206347