MOZAMBIQUE: RESCUES FROM ZAMBEZI FLOODS
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(2 Mar 2001) English/Nat
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The Mozambique army has been busy rescuing hundreds of flood victims from the swollen Zambezi River.
One of those rescued was a two-week-old baby.
A soldier from the Mozambican army carried the infant through chest high flood waters to a waiting helicopter.
Other flood victims waded through the deep water with whatever possessions they could carry, waving and shouting, desperate to be rescued.
The soldiers are airlifting villagers from Chinde and Mopeia to dry land in Marromeu.
Mozambique hoped at least 500 people could be evacuated by helicopters on Friday.
The flooded Zambezi River continues to rise, threatening thousands of people taking refuge on small islands of dry land that are rapidly shrinking.
At least 52 people have died in the floods, which began early this year.
Mozambican officials say 81-thousand have lost their homes.
A cargo plane from the South African air force arrived at Beira airport on Friday afternoon and delivered equipment before heading back to Pretoria.
Four helicopters and three planes from South Africa were expected to arrive later in the day to be used in the evacuation operation.
South African officials are meeting with Mozambican authorities to decide where the focus of the effort should be.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"All we can talk about is the people who have been rescued and their needs, which are great. The camps I was in today, there was no clean water, there was no latrines. You have ten thousand people with no latrines, there's going to be a serious health problem at some point. So for that reason we're moving in exactly water sanitation material, tents, jerrycans, everything they need."
SUPER CAPTION: Christopher Black, Red Cross
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The Mozambique army has been busy rescuing hundreds of flood victims from the swollen Zambezi River.
One of those rescued was a two-week-old baby.
A soldier from the Mozambican army carried the infant through chest high flood waters to a waiting helicopter.
Other flood victims waded through the deep water with whatever possessions they could carry, waving and shouting, desperate to be rescued.
The soldiers are airlifting villagers from Chinde and Mopeia to dry land in Marromeu.
Mozambique hoped at least 500 people could be evacuated by helicopters on Friday.
The flooded Zambezi River continues to rise, threatening thousands of people taking refuge on small islands of dry land that are rapidly shrinking.
At least 52 people have died in the floods, which began early this year.
Mozambican officials say 81-thousand have lost their homes.
A cargo plane from the South African air force arrived at Beira airport on Friday afternoon and delivered equipment before heading back to Pretoria.
Four helicopters and three planes from South Africa were expected to arrive later in the day to be used in the evacuation operation.
South African officials are meeting with Mozambican authorities to decide where the focus of the effort should be.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"All we can talk about is the people who have been rescued and their needs, which are great. The camps I was in today, there was no clean water, there was no latrines. You have ten thousand people with no latrines, there's going to be a serious health problem at some point. So for that reason we're moving in exactly water sanitation material, tents, jerrycans, everything they need."
SUPER CAPTION: Christopher Black, Red Cross
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Comentários da comunidade
@saidomar6806 YouTube · 01/05/2020 · 👍 6
Good job mozambique🇲🇿 god bless all solders from Tanzania🇹🇿
@fatimamadou7021 YouTube · 27/03/2019 · 👍 51
Salute 🙋 mozambiqean soldiers you did a great job respect from uganda
@thokozanindebele3256 YouTube · 27/03/2019 · 👍 57
Im in tears when l c those small innocent souls in that though situation Mozambiquean army did a very good job God will Bless you.
@yusufsamwellugendo9757 YouTube · 21/10/2020 · 👍 4
Am crying twice after coming across with this sad event.......GOD has to bless all those Mozambique soldiers who participated in this sad event Amen
@franktoro5097 YouTube · 29/03/2019 · 👍 12
Very painful God help them solutes to the Mozambique soldiers following from Kenya.
@falangi4850 YouTube · 29/03/2019 · 👍 9
Rest In Peace Brothers Solidarity and Love from India
@JustGloryN YouTube · 27/03/2019 · 👍 57
My heart 💔💔💔💔💔thank u for saving those babies. May God bless that team😭😭😭
@dalalali5664 YouTube · 04/04/2019 · 👍 3
Good work soldiers keep it up you are the kind of soldiers we need
@georgekurian5507 YouTube · 21/03/2019 · 👍 4
I love Mozambique because I was there in interiors of Mozambique community for mission for water...I know how difficult to get in community in Mozambique.. they are very poor innocent peoples..let almighty God bless them all...
@mkhuselimshweshwe9806 YouTube · 25/03/2019 · 👍 26
Ohh my god poor people thanks to the team who save them may god give them the strength to save many more