Government raises 153 million dollars to repair damage done by cyclone freddy
The Mozambican Ministry of Public Works is raising about 9.8 billion meticais (about 153 million dollars, at the current exchange rate) to finance the repair of social and economic infrastructures destroyed by cyclone Freddy.
According to Public Works Minister Carlos Mesquita, cited in Tuesday’s issue of the Maputo daily “Notícias”, over three billion meticais will be used to rebuild the national and regional road network and 1.1 million will be for municipal roads in Lichinga, Alto Molocue, Milange, Quelimane and Quissico.
2.3 billion Meticais, according to Mesquita, will be used in the repair of water supply systems and sanitation and 1.3 billion meticais will be for providing agricultural kits to farmers. The remaining amount will be destined to the repair of schools, power networks, and health facilities within 18 months.
The damage caused by cyclone Freddy affected much of the country, particularly the southern provinces of Gaza and Inhambane, the central provinces of Sofala, Manica, Tete and Zambézia, and the northern province of Niassa.
According to government data, 314 people lost their lives and 137,000 hectares of various crops were lost due to the passage of cyclone Freddy.
(AIM)
