Sofala. More than 500 families evacuated from Caia due to threat of flooding

As  a consequence of discharges  of  Lake Cahora Bassa  on the Zambezi river in Tete Province, more than five hundred riverine familes in the district of Caia, in Sofala,  have been evacuated due to the threat of flooding.

 Residents voluntarily left the flood prone areas on advice from the local authorities.

Peasants cultivatin the banks of the Zambezi river's small islands, which are always affected by the waters are

among the evacuees.

According to the administrator of Caia, Nobre dos Santos, the district is on red alert and everything is being done to  prevent the loss of human lives.

Source: Rádio Moçambique