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January 28, 2013

Mozambique flood toll rises to 40
Chokwe, Mozambique (AFP) Jan 27, 2013
The death toll from flooding in Mozambique climbed to around 40 on Sunday after four more bodies were discovered in the worst-hit southern town of Chokwe, while the number of people forced to flee has topped 100,000. "They found four bodies in the last 24 hours," the town's mayor Jorge Makwakwa told AFP, adding that Chokwe's flood-ravaged streets were littered with rotting animal carcasses. "I am mobilising workers to remove the bodies but we need masks and gloves," he said. According to a t ... read more

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