The National Directorate for Water Resources Management has issued a warning regarding an increased risk of flooding in the Maputo River basin, starting this Friday. This alert follows a rise in water discharges from the Pongolapoort Dam in South Africa.
Currently, approximately 500 hectares of agricultural land in the areas of Catuane, Tinonganine, and Salamanga—located in the district of Matutuine, Maputo Province—have already been impacted by flooding.
Agostinho Vilanculos, the National Director of Water Resources Management, issued the warning during a press conference in Maputo, addressing the hydrological situation in the southern region after the announcement of discharges from the South African dam.
Vilanculos urged residents in low-lying and riverside areas to take precautionary measures, advising them to seek safer locations as the situation develops.
