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Speakers report widespread flood destruction in Mozambique and urge urgent funding for relief
Summary
Unidentified speakers described catastrophic flood impacts in Mozambique — saying 90% of homes are adobe and vulnerable to collapse and 4 in 10 children faced chronic malnutrition before the floods — and called for immediate funding to sustain life‑saving assistance.
Speaker 1 said the force of recent floodwaters has had devastating effects on people and infrastructure in Mozambique: “You cannot imagine the strength of this water and the impact it has on people and the infrastructure.” Speaker 1 added that “90 percent of the people in Mozambique live in adobe houses that basically melt after a few days rains.”
Speaker 2 said that the humanitarian situation preceded the floods,…
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