Maputo, 14 Nov (AIM) – The Mozambican Minister of Public Works, Carlos Mesquita, announced on Monday the delivery of the first 54 new houses out of a total of 3,000 built to accommodate people affected by cyclone Idai in 2019, which hit especially the central province of Sofala.
The house construction, taking place with the support of the Tzu Chi Foundation, is budgeted at 108 million dollars, in coordination with the Mozambican government.
“Here in this area, in Nhamatanda district, around 410 houses have already been built, of which 54 have been officially handed over to families who were victims of the cyclone”, Mesquita told reporters, after visiting the construction site of the largest secondary school in the central region, which is part of the same project.
“The selection was careful, based on those citizens who were left homeless after the effects of the cyclone”, he added, stressing that under the same project 23 schools will be built.
“The same partner, the Tzu Chi Foundation, is building houses in the Mafambisse area, that are resilient to the effects of cyclones”, Mesquita said.
In 2019, Mozambique was severely hit by tropical cyclone Idai. The storm devastated the city of Beira. A few weeks later, the same city was hit by cyclone Guambe. The two cyclones left over 700 people dead and displaced 420,000 others, as well as destroying both public and private property.
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