The world was moved by the pictures of devastation and help was offered from all sorts of sources. Pop star Robbie Williams toured the country to highlight the reconstruction attempt. Six months on Aid workers estimated early on that it would take two years to rebuild Mozambique. Just six months into the effort, their calculations appear to have been correct. The floodwaters of the Limpopo have now receded, but it has only revealed just how much devastation has been caused.
Roads are still out and houses in rubble.
On the banks of the river, village after village is wrecked. The biggest town on the Limpopo is partially deserted. Around 35,000 thousand people fled and will not risk coming back. Tens of thousands still live in temporary plastic shelters across the country. Until farming has returned to normal, thousands of people will continue to live off international aid.