There is no road to link the south to the north. We can only drive to about 100Km north of Maputo and from that point on, it is disaster. It looks like the sea has moved inland. Having been in Tegucigalpa-Honduras soon after Mitch, I am tempted to say that what we have here is similar or even worse than Mitch. But let me say that it is not easy to compare disasters.
Any comparison is relative.
More than ever before, we call on the international community to cancel our debt immediately so that our country can concentrate on reconstruction of the lives of those affected and of the destroyed infrastructures. It is unthinkable that the country can continue to drain itself of the much needed resources at this point in time to service the debt which we believe that morally and even financially has already been paid back. It is immoral for the international community to continue receiving back those meager resources, while on the other hand watching the screens of their magnified TV sets and say 'what a pity'. It is urgent to have a changed heart. The cancellation we are calling for should not replace the emergency response that is coming through.