Gaza Province: Cases of Suicides alarmingly on the rise

In the last week alone, Gaza province has recorded a total of five cases of suicide.

According to the spokesman for the Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) in Gaza, Carlos Macuácua, the cases were registered in the districts of Bilene (two), Guijá (two) and Limpopo (one).

According to Carlos Macuácua, the PRM's spokesman in Gaza, there were three districts where the instances were reported: Bilene (two), Guijá (two), and Limpopo (one).

Authorities in charge of maintaining law and order are concerned about this trend since it involves people opting suicide as a consequence of everyday challenges. According to Macuácua, who said that the deceased, four of whom were female, spanned in age from 33 to 80. The primary cause is depression brought about by passionate issues, domestic problems, and protracted diseases.

In contrast, he disclosed that a fisherman, whose identity has not been made public, perished in a wreck in the Bambene lagoon, in the Chibuto district.

The dead was one of three fisherman who set out to sea and became wrecked after one of the crew members allegedly became inebriated and lost his balance..

"We want to bring communities' attention to the necessity that people refrain from using any resource—a lake, sea, or river—while intoxicated. Macuácua warned people not to go into deep water without first having learned to swim and to observe safety precautions".