•    On 23rd February OCHA MOZAMBIQUE released the situation report. Main findings as follows:

    1.    As of 22nd February, the National Institute of Disaster Management (INGC) estimates that approximately 139,944 people have been displaced due to the floods. An estimated 87,430 people are currently in the accommodation centres and 52,514 in the resettlement centers that were established after the 2001 floods.

    2.    According to an assessment by a UNICEF team, access is a problem in some areas of Zambézia province, due to the limited number of boats
           available. More boats are therefore needed.

    3.    Improvement in the situation is seen in Tambara, Manica. According to INGC, three centers of this district are moving to better conditions.             Partners assessing the area, such as Concern, report that priority needs are food, tents, medical supplies and education materials.

    4.    The Government is preparing an action plan for the cyclone post-emergency rehabilitation. The document would be ready to be submitted to            the Council of Ministers by Tuesday 27th February.

    5.    An ad hoc meeting of the Inter Agency Steering Committee of the Mozambican Humanitarian Partners was held on 23rd February. The                    purpose of the meeting was to discuss the preparation of the UN/Humanitarian Partners appeal to the emergency situation in the country.

    6.     A government coordinated team calculated the additional supply needs for the next three weeks to cover all areas in Mopeia and                
            Morrumbala to ensure that these needs are met.

(Source: OCHA strep 23rd February 2007)

•    On 24th February according to Releifweb the Government of Germany has made available some EUR 560,000 for aid projects for flood victims in Mozambique.

•    On 25th February Reuters reported that heavy rains from a cyclone sparked more flooding in Mozambique on 25th February, worsening a humanitarian crisis that has already killed 45 people and forced 140,000 from their homes. The Buzi River in central Sofala province overflowed its banks at dawn, threatening up to 145,000 people in the district, after the remnants of cyclone Favio pounded the area.

•    New forms for Cargo and Passenger movement have been released by UNHAS. Documents are available on  the Logistics Cluster website.

•    The Dartmouth Flood Observatry of the Dartmouth College (USA) produced a series of map on the Rapid Response to Inundation on 4 different zones of Mozambique such as: Zambesi and Shine Rivers, Zambezia Province, Sofal Province and Tete-Luangwa River. MAp are attached below.