Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) While rainfall eased last week in parts of southern Africa, heavy rains continued in central Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, western Botswana and northern Namibia. Southern Madagascar, which has been experiencing drought, and northwestern Angola also received substantial rainfall. Rainfall was below average across parts of…
https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8569309.stm The water level remains very much higher than average for the time of year. It is highly likely that flooding will occur in Mozambique as the water works its way downstream. HoverAid is doing all we can to have a hovercraft ready – please support us if you can.
JOHANNESBURG, 11 March 2010 (IRIN) – Rivers throughout central and northern Mozambique are swollen above flood alert level and thousands of people have been relocated to higher ground. After weeks of torrential rain in Mozambique and its regional southern African neighbours, Zambia and Zimbabwe, the National Institute for Disaster Management (INGC) indicated that 130,000 people were living…
A number of grant making trusts have also supported the appeal which has meant we’ve been able to secure a Griffon hovercraft which will be suitable for use in Mozambique and Madagascar and which is currently being made ready in the UK. We understand the greater needs of the people of Haiti and now Chile…
It is clear from HoverAid’s use of hovercraft in both 2000 and 2007 that these vehicles are extremely useful in a flood relief emergency, able to gain access across flooded ground, mud, fields, and fast flowing river channels filled with unseen obstacles and debris. The forecast this coming year is for more floods, and these…