Maputo, 20 Apr (AIM) – Mozambique’s publicly owned electricity company, EDM, has resumed power supply to at least 70,000 people, of the 77,000 that were affected by cyclone Freddy, especially in the central province of Quelimane.
According to Luís Amado, EDM’s National Director of Power Distribution, the damage caused to the company by Freddy is valued at six million dollars.
“We have been re-using some materials, at the same time that we are looking for money to reinstall the power system. EDM has been making a provisional restoration”, Amado said, cited by the Maputo daily “Notícias”. He added that all 77,000 EDM customers in the cyclone-hit zones had been affected.
The most critical areas are the districts of Nicoadala and Namacurra, which remain totally flooded.
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