Farmers' warning over flooding and stagnant water

Flooding and stagnant water have left about 6,000 people at risk of hunger in southern Mozambique, a local farmers' union has warned.

As much as 900 hectares of various crops on Ilha Josina Machel have been destroyed by the waters of the Incomáti river, says farmer representative Ernesto Cossa.

Three residential areas have reportedly been destroyed near the river basin, whose waters have been stagnant since 2019.

"The river is full of garbage, there is grass, trees, the water already invades those small ditches that enter the agricultural fields - the water can't come out any more."

Mozambique's disaster management agency says it is sending a team to Ilha Josina Machel to find possible solutions to the problem.

This article originally appeared on BBC News

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