Aircraft urged for Mozambique

Maputo - A UN relief agency appealed yesterday for more aircraft to deliver food aid in Mozambique as flood waters on the Limpopo…

Maputo - A UN relief agency appealed yesterday for more aircraft to deliver food aid in Mozambique as flood waters on the Limpopo River threatened to swamp the southern town of Chokwe for a second time. Five planes and 13 helicopters were needed to replace aircraft being withdrawn by international military forces, said a World Food Programme spokeswoman.

Heavy rains in Mozambique, hit by floods since last month, have again cut key roads and the Foreign Minister, Mr Leonardo Simao, yesterday warned of a new deluge.

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