Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: INDIA on March 10 dispatched 500 tonnes of rice, 10 tonnes of essential relief supplies such as tents, hygiene kits and rehabilitation support items and three tonnes of critical medicines to Mozambique following the floods that have impacted the African nation’s central and southern provinces.
India has also delivered 86 tonnes of life-saving medicines through the sea route. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal expressed India’s commitment to providing humanitarian, medical, and logistical support as a first responder and a steadfast partner in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and Africa.
“India stands in solidarity with Mozambique in the wake of the devastating floods impacting its central and southern provinces. As part of its Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) efforts, India has mounted a multi-faceted response to support the people of Mozambique,” Jaiswal posted on X.
In January, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said that the latest floods have displaced about 392,000 people in Mozambique. Across the hardest-hit provinces – including Gaza, Maputo and parts of central Mozambique – floodwaters rose rapidly, leaving families little time to prepare and forcing them to flee.
