The situation is a 'major humanitarian emergency that is getting bigger by the hour', according to the World Food Programme.
"This is a major humanitarian emergency that is getting bigger by the hour," said Herve Verhoosel of the World Food Programme, the UN food agency.
Rescuers launched dinghies into inundated areas to navigate through reeds and trees, where some people perched on branches. The hardest hit region is Mozambique's Beira port, where thousands of homes have been destroyed, communication lines are down and there is currently no power.
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