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Why northern Mozambique’s surging violence is worsening displacement crisis
Over 100,000 people displaced last year alone, adding to the 1.3 million people already forced to flee from their homes.
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Cyclone Gezani kills four in Mozambique as Madagascar assesses damage
Powerful storm batters Mozambique’s Inhambane a day after killing at least 41 people in Madagascar.
Madagascar cyclone death toll hits 40, 16,000 displaced; Mozambique braces
Gezani is forecast to return to cyclone status when it strikes southern Mozambique on Friday evening.
‘Monstrous’: Cyclone Gezani hits Madagascar, leaving at least 31 dead
Gezani hit just 11 days after Cyclone Fytia killed 12 people, destroying 18,600 houses and 20 health facilities.
‘We have to rebuild’: Mozambique flood victims persevere in face of loss
More than 150 people have been killed and some 800,000 affected in the southern and central provinces of Mozambique.
From: NewsFeed
Mozambique flood survivors displaced and ‘exhausted’
A pregnant woman says she was forced to give birth during deadly flooding in Mozambique.
Published On 30 Jan 2026
TotalEnergies restarts $20bn LNG project in Mozambique after 5-year freeze
Operations were paused indefinitely in 2021 due to escalating violence in the region.
From: NewsFeed
Video: Mozambique floods force thousands into displacement camps
Flooding in southern Mozambique has forced thousands of families to flee to informal displacement camps.
Published On 28 Jan 2026
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK
Drought in the east, floods in the south: Africa battered by climate change
Covering extreme drought and massive flooding in a matter of weeks shows one reporter the toll of the climate crisis.
From: NewsFeed
Flooding causes widespread damage across southern Africa
Deadly floodings across southern Africa has submerged roads, homes and schools, forcing evacuations.
Published On 22 Jan 2026
A flood victim stands outside her inundated home after weeks of heavy rainfall in Boane district, Maputo, Mozambique. [Amilton Neves/Reuters]
Rescue efforts continue for hundreds of families cut off by flooding, with some taking refuge on rooftops, car roofs, or in treetops in southern Mozambique after days of near-continuous rain that has also forced dams, including some in neighbouring countries, to increase water releases. [Luisa Nhantumbo/EPA]
Telma Antonio, 36, stands in floodwater outside her inundated property after weeks of heavy rainfall in Maputo, Mozambique. [Amilton Neves/Reuters]
A house stands partially submerged in floodwater after weeks of heavy rainfall in Maputo. [Amilton Neves/Reuters]
In the southern Maputo province, emergency crews flew over swathes of land swallowed by floodwaters, scanning for stranded residents and assessing the damage. [Amilton Neves /Reuters]
Residents who lost their homes to floods sit outside a church in Manhica district in Maputo, Mozambique. [Amilton Neves/Reuters]
Flood victims carry their belongings through a flooded area in Manhica district in Maputo. [Amilton Neves/Reuters]
Mozambican military members, alongside public servants, help flood victims after weeks of heavy rainfall in Boane district. [Amilton Neves/Reuters]
More than half a million people had been affected in the country of about 35 million, the United Nations said. [Amilton Neves/Reuters]
Floodwaters cover the Chibuto-Chaimite road in Gaza province, Mozambique. [AP Photo]
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