The Angolan Government yesterday delivered 20 tonnes of various goods to Mozambique, part of a total planned support of 75 tonnes for victims of the floods in the country who “need everything.” “We are bringing around 75 tonnes of assorted goods, medicines and consumables, clothing, as well as tents and food,” said Pinto de Souza, Angola’s Secretary of State for Health, in Maputo following the arrival of the donation. The 20 tonnes arrived on an Angolan Air Force plane, with the remaining aid scheduled to reach Mozambique from Wednesday, he added. “This is an expression of solidarity and support that will certainly help reduce the effects of the rains (…).
Angola stands hand in hand with Mozambique and, naturally, all support will come from the Angolan Government,” Pinto de Souza stated. Mozambique’s Secretary of State for the Economy, António Grispos, expressed gratitude for the support, saying that at this time victims need “everything” to “lessen the suffering” caused by the adverse weather. Extremely thankful for this donation which helps alleviate the suffering of many Mozambicans in what may be, perhaps, the worst floods since independence, leaving a devastating and destabilising trail,” Grispos said.
The Secretary of State noted that Angola had once again extended a hand to Mozambique in difficult times, remarking that the action “shows the great affection” it holds for Mozambique. “This demonstrates the great feeling towards Mozambique, which is reciprocal. This brotherly reciprocity between the peoples of the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean is represented in these 75 tonnes, part of which we received today,” he emphasised.
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António Grispos highlighted the efforts of the Mozambican Government in supporting those affected by the floods, while acknowledging that “it is never enough for the scale of disaster” that has befallen the population. Besides Angola, the European Union, the United States, Portugal, Norway and Japan, as well as neighbouring Southern African countries, have already announced and sent emergency humanitarian aid to Mozambique. READ:Timor-Leste grants US$2 million to support Mozambique flood relief efforts At least 14 people have died in the floods over recent weeks in Mozambique, with nearly 155,000 houses flooded, according to provisional data from the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction (INGD).
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