The president of TotalEnergies, Patrick Pouyanné, announced today an additional support of 200 million meticais (2.6 million euros) from the French oil company to the victims of the floods in Mozambique.
“TotalEnergies expresses its full solidarity with the Government and the people of Mozambique for this unfortunate event affecting the provinces of Gaza, Maputo and Sofala,” Pouyanné said, during the ceremony marking the official resumption of the construction of the megaproject for natural gas in Afungi, Cabo Delgado, in the north of the country.
“In close coordination with the Government, we mobilized some support during this difficult period and I have the pleasure to announce today an additional aid of 200 million meticais to help respond to urgent humanitarian needs,” he added, at the same ceremony, together with Mozambican President Daniel Chapo, which marks the resumption of a project of 20 billion dollars (17.5 million euros), interrupted for almost five years due to terrorist attacks in Cabo Delgado.
The number of deaths from floods in the last weeks in Mozambique rose today to 22, with 700,000 affected, according to provisional data from the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction (INGD).
According to the updated data today by INGD, to which Lusa had access, with data up to 15:47 (13:47 Lisbon time), the floods occurring at various points in Mozambique have already affected 700,006 people, equivalent to 165,533 families, with 22 dead — seven more than on Wednesday — there are also 3,541 houses partially destroyed, 794 completely destroyed and 165,946 flooded.
Since January 7, there have also been 45 injured and nine missing in the wake of these floods, at a time when families are still awaiting relief in southern Mozambique.
Since the start of the rainy season, in October, including the latest weeks of floods, there have been 146 deaths, as well as 148 injured and 820,984 people affected, according to INGD data.
On January 16, the Government declared national red alert.
According to today’s data, 94 accommodation centers are currently active, with 94,208 people. In this update, it is recorded that since January 9, 229 health facilities and 355 schools, four bridges and 1,424 kilometers of road have been affected.
INGD records also indicate 440,246 hectares of agricultural land affected, of which 261,185 are recorded as lost, affecting the livelihoods of 312,790 farmers, in addition to the death of 430,972 head of cattle, goats and poultry.
Relief actions and attempts to rescue families besieged by the floods continue, especially in Maputo and Gaza, southern Mozambique, as a result of heavy rains for several days, which have led to dams, including those in neighboring countries, releasing water due to lack of storage capacity.
The European Union, the United States, Portugal, Angola, Spain, Timor-Leste, Norway and Japan, as well as neighboring countries, have already announced and sent emergency humanitarian aid.
