A few days ago, Access Bank Mozambique donated food and other basic necessities to the victims of the floods in the south of the country, particularly in the district of Boane, where the floods interrupted access routes, leaving several families isolated.

The support comes in response to the humanitarian drama that has been taking place in recent days in some neighbourhoods on the outskirts of the country's capital and in several districts of Maputo province, characterized by heavy rains, flooding in extensive housing and farming areas, the cutting of communication routes and the destruction of economic and social infrastructures.

The Bank channeled diapers, powdered milk, water and water purifiers, among other items, to the people of Boane. Access Bank Mozambique employees joined in this initiative, offering clothing, footwear, blankets and non-perishable food.

The symbolic delivery of the donations took place at the headquarters of the Repensar Environmental Education Cooperative, one of the mobilizers of support for flood victims in the region, which is responsible for distributing the products collected to the communities of the affected regions in that district.

The Managing Director of Access Bank, Marco Abalroado, said that this act of solidarity "aims to highlight the hope of better days for those affected and to bring some comfort to these people at this difficult time".

"It is part of our culture to promote altruism, in acts of citizenship and social connection, which do not allow us to be indifferent to this humanitarian emergency," he said.

Mozambique is on red alert due to the rainfall and the approach of tropical cyclone Freddy. Recent official figures indicate that the rains and water discharges in South Africa and Eswatini have killed seven people in Maputo and affected 49,000 families. The situation has forced the opening of 12 accommodation centers and the survey of the damage and rescue of the isolated population is underway.