Maputo, 30 Apr (AIM) – The extreme violence carried out by Islamist terrorists in recent weeks has forced the displacement of 19,208 people from the districts of Chiúre and Ancuabe, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado.
These figures were announced by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
According to the IOM, between 17 and 26 April, 16,366 displaced people were recorded in Chiúre district. Most of the people affected by this wave of terrorism moved to the district capital, Chiure town.
In Ancuabe district, the IOM recorded 2,842 displaced people, many of whom had fled to Ancuabe town, and others to resettlement centers in the district of Metuge.
According to Tuesday’s issue of the independent newsheet “Carta de Moçambique”, in both Chiúre and Ancuabe, the displaced people, most of whom are dependent on agricultural activity, are complaining of a lack of all kinds of humanitarian assistance, at a moment when farmers are bringing in this year’s harvest.
(AIM)
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