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Floods Unleash Crocodiles: Mozambique's New Deadly Threat
23 Jan
Summary
- Floodwaters have caused crocodiles to enter populated areas, resulting in fatalities.
- Over 700,000 people, including many children, have been impacted by the severe flooding.
- Crucial health facilities have been destroyed, leaving tens of thousands without access to care.
Devastating floods in Mozambique have created a new and terrifying threat: crocodiles entering submerged towns. Authorities have issued urgent warnings as rising waters in Gaza province have brought these dangerous reptiles into populated areas, leading to at least three confirmed fatalities from crocodile attacks.
The torrential rains and severe flooding that have impacted southern Africa over the past month have claimed over 100 lives across Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. In Mozambique alone, 13 flood-related deaths have been reported, with three directly attributed to crocodile encounters.
The humanitarian crisis deepens as over 700,000 people, more than half of them children, have been affected by the deluge. Critical infrastructure, including at least 44 health facilities, has been destroyed, severely disrupting health services in Gaza and Maputo provinces. This leaves tens of thousands without access to care, facing life-threatening interruptions to medication and basic health services, while risks of hunger and water-borne diseases rise.
