They survived the flooding, which at this point is said to have taken 400 lives, but the struggle is just beginning. The population at the relief camps has been estimated at over a quarter million people. Quarters are cramped, conditions are said to be poor at the 75 makeship camps, which are scattered throughout the central and southern portions of Mozambique. And supplies reportedly are running short. Clean water supplies are low.
Survivors find the lack of supplies to be like salt in already stinging wounds.
Many have gone without food and water for multiple days at a time already. They had to cling to trees, or sit on roof tops as they were awaiting rescue parties. Not surprisingly, as supplies grow short, so do tempers. The need for post-flood aid will be great. The Mozambique national disaster center said 473,000 people will need food aid.