Several people from Malawi are taking refuge in the town of Chissaua, in the district of Mecanhelas, in Niassa. The families who were victims of Cyclone Freddy are receiving support from the Mozambican government in a reception center.

According to the spokesman for the 23rd session of the Council of State Representation Services in Niassa, José Manuel, the province has taken in around 937 families with around 2,459 people from Malawi. To this end, all the necessary humanitarian support conditions were created.

The Permanent Secretary of Mecanhelas District, Leonardo Cefo, says that the district government is accompanying these families, giving them the necessary assistance, supporting them with food such as rice, beans, oil, sugar and salt.

"Water treatment kits have also been distributed. More support for these families is now expected. The situation is somewhat normalized with this support that the Mozambican government has given to these fellow citizens, who have not yet received support from their country," he said.

The governments of Mozambique and Malawi are working together to minimize the effects of the destruction caused by Cyclone Freddy in southern Africa at the beginning of March. The storm hit central Mozambique and then moved on to Malawi, where it caused landslides.

According to the Council of State Services in Niassa, the storms affected around 16,000 people in Niassa province, especially in the districts of Cuamba, Lago, Mandimba and Mecanhelas.

At the moment, the government is mobilizing resources to ensure that flood victims do not return to places considered to be at risk.

"Of those affected during the rainy season, around 47 deaths were recorded, including: 15 deaths due to drowning, 10 deaths due to houses collapsing, 2 deaths due to fire and 20 deaths due to cholera. In the same period, around 4,266 houses were destroyed and around 3,135 houses flooded," said José Manuel.

In Niassa, Cyclone Freddy affected around 122 classrooms, six health facilities, around 1,300 km of roads, 27 electricity transmission poles, around 954.2 hectares of agricultural production, among other damage.