Preliminary estimates indicate that the flooding has prevented over 50,000 primary school students from going to school. This new emergency has hit as the country rebuilds from last year's devastating cyclones and floods, which left 950,000 people in need of humanitarian assistance, including an estimated 190,000 children under five years old.
Many people are only accessible by river, sea, or air.
Preliminary estimates indicate that the flooding has prevented over 50,000 primary school pupils from access to their classrooms, just as their school year was commencing. Many of the affected areas are now without access to shelter, safe drinking water, and sanitation facilities. In the affected areas, wells and latrine facilities have been flooded or damaged. It is currently estimated that over 400,000 people are threatened by floods in the central provinces of Zambezia, Tete, and Sofala. Heavy rains have been falling since January, according to press reports.