Mozambique: CVM assisted almost 300,000 flood victims

Maputo (AIM) - During the February and March flood crisis in southern and central Mozambique, the Mozambican Red Cross (CVM), according to its secretary-general, Fernanda Teixeira, assisted 289,000 displaced people in about 58 accommodation centres.

Speaking to reports on Monday, Teixeira added that bank accounts opened in the name of CVM have so far received
contributions amounting to about 700,000 US dollars.

She described this as an "extraordinary" response from the public to the CVM's appeal for assistance for the flood victims.
In terms of plans for the future, Teixeira said the CVM is to start work soon on the reconstruction of health infrastructures and will provide more assistance to traumatised people, and to health education.

"We are planning to rehabilitate 15 health centres", she said, adding that for this end, CVM has made an appeal to its
international partners, through the International Federation of the Red Cross, which "was a success".
(AIM)

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