People starve and are drinking from dirty puddles to survive as Mozambique's government struggles to manage.
A large crowd turned as one as we arrived at the Mango Mascarenha primary school. Then, they began to cheer. I think they thought we were bringing them aid and assistance.It was understandable. Who wants to talk about aMore than 200 people have died in Mozambique
One man could not contain himself, saying:"They took our phone numbers and our names three days ago and they said they were bringing supplies but they haven't done anything."The amount of food available is reportedly not enough for the number of mouths which need feedingA woman spoke to me softly in English."It's bad, everything is very bad."
My hand was taken by a local government leader who was clearly struggling to deal with this primary school rebellion. He said:"The government brought supplies according to the number [being sheltered] at the school so when we divide it all up, it is not enough for everyone, that is why we have all this confusion."A satellite image shows the extent of flooding around Beira. Pic: European Space Agency
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