Mozambique floods kill 67

Maputo - Eight Mozambican rescue workers have drowned on the Limpopo river in the flood-stricken southern province of Gaza, taking…

Maputo - Eight Mozambican rescue workers have drowned on the Limpopo river in the flood-stricken southern province of Gaza, taking the death toll across Mozambique to at least 67, state radio reported yesterday. Radio Mozambique said the eight died on Thursday when their boat capsized due to strong waves in the Gaza district of Guija. They were members of the district commission on floods, including two policemen.

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