China donates 7000 tons of rice to families affected, by rain in Mozambique.
The Chinese government has donated 7,000 tons of rice to families affected by natural disasters in Mozambique, the Chinese ambassador to Maputo has announced.
Su Jian, quoted by the daily newspaper Notícias, said the donation represented “further proof of China’s vision of building common ground with partners in other countries”, and recalled China’s history of good relations with Mozambique.
The donation was unloaded in the ports of Beira and Maputo on Friday, with a ceremony in the Mozambican capital attended by the permanent secretary of the Ministry of State Administration and Public Administration, António Tchamo.
“The donation will assure assistance reaches families affected by the calamities, thus minimising their suffering,” Tchamo said
Mozambique is regularly hit by floods between October and April because of its geographic location, being subject to storm surges and at the same time downstream from most of the watersheds in southern Africa.
The government estimates that 447 million meticais (EUR 6.1 million) is needed to cope with the damage caused by the rain and cyclones that have hit the centre and north of the country in the last two weeks.
Twenty-one people have died in Mozambique’s current rainy season since October, with Niassa, Cabo Delgado, Nampula and Zambézia provinces worst affected.
#Reference:Source: Notícias Club of Mozambique