Mozambique is bracing for more rainfall this year due to the La Niña weather phenomenon, which involves the cooling of ocean surface temperatures, according to the National Institute of Meteorology. The National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction (INGD) said around 76,000 people in more than 30 neighbourhoods in Maputo could face flooding in the current rainy season.
Mozambique is among the ten countries “most vulnerable globally” to the impact of climate change, according to the World Bank, while experts say tight government finances and poor infrastructure make frequent flooding particularly difficult to deal with.
(Source Reuters)
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