The United Nations (UN) today launched an international emergency appeal to mobilize 187 million dollars (156.3 million euros) to support 700,000 flood victims in Mozambique.
“The emergency appeal seeks to mobilize 187 million US dollars to provide urgent and vital assistance to approximately 700,000 people affected by the floods, with a special focus on low-lying areas,” said the UN resident coordinator in Mozambique, Catherine Sozi, cited today by public television, after a meeting with the president of the Mozambican disaster management institute.
For the president of the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction (INGD) of Mozambique, Luísa Meque, the mobilized resources will support critical interventions in areas such as shelter, sanitation, health, nutrition, security, livelihoods, as well as logistics to ensure rapid delivery of assistance.
“The addendum to the 2026 humanitarian needs and response plan underscores our strong partnership with the United Nations and our international partners,” said Luísa Meque.
The head of INGD also notes that, at this critical moment, Mozambique is appealing to the international community to maintain robust and timely support for the needs and response plan to ensure humanitarian assistance.
Mozambique records a total of 22 deaths in the floods of the past weeks, with 700,000 affected, 3,541 houses partially destroyed, 794 completely destroyed and 165,946 flooded, according to provisional INGD data.
The INGD data also report 45 injured and 10 missing in the wake of these floods since January 7, at a time when families are still awaiting relief in southern Mozambique.
Since the start of the rainy season in October, including the recent weeks of floods, there have been 146 deaths, as well as 148 injuries and 820,984 people affected, according to INGD data.
Operations and relief attempts for families trapped by the floods continue, especially in Maputo and Gaza, southern Mozambique, as a result of heavy rains over several days, which have forced dams, including those in neighboring countries, to discharge 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.
More than a dozen aerial assets are involved in rescue operations, including from South Africa, as well as private vessels and the Navy.
