Good afternoon. The government cannot be blamed for the heavy rain that has been lashing Maputo province since Sunday (see below), but it can be blamed for its response. At present, with the rain expected to continue into tomorrow morning and the flooding due to worsen, there has been very little sign of the authorities. The emergency services have not been seen rescuing people, and not much food has been distributed to those who have had to abandon their homes. The National Institute of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management has been invisible, apart from text messages it has sent urging caution. Locals have largely been left to fend for themselves, despite the fact that much of the flooding has happened in the city of Maputo, the seat of central government.
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