Ten dead in Mozambique storm: report

SHAKE AND BLOW

AFP file image.

by Staff Writers
Maputo (AFP) Jan 6, 2009
Torrential rains have left 10 people dead in Mozambique, including two children swept away by a raging river, the state-run daily Noticias newspaper reported Tuesday.

The storm caused significant damage and stranded communities in seven districts after roads were left impassable in the central and southern provinces of Manica, Gaza and Inhambane, the paper said.

Mozambique's rainy season is now underway, which regularly causes the Zambezi river to burst its banks and flood the surrounding areas.

Last year 180,000 people were forced to evacuate after unusually strong rains. In March, the country was also hit by Cyclone Jokwe, which killed at least 17 people.

The country's worst flooding came in the summer of 2000-2001, when more than 700 people died and the former Portuguese colony suffered 800 million dollars in damage.

Memory Foam Mattress Review

SPACE MEDIA NETWORK PROMOTIONS
Solar Energy Solutions
Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison ...

Newsletters :: SpaceDaily :: SpaceWar :: TerraDaily :: Energy Daily
XML Feeds :: Space News :: Earth News :: War News :: Solar Energy News

SHAKE AND BLOW

Widespread flooding forces state of emergency in Marshall Islands

Majuro (AFP) Dec 25, 2008
A state of emergency was declared in the Marshall Islands late Christmas Eve as widespread flooding displaced hundreds of islanders, damaged dozens of homes and threatened public health.

ROCKET SCIENCE NASA Seeks Concept Proposals For Ares V Heavy Lift Rocket ISRO Develops Rocket For Heavy Satellite Launches Flight Acceptance Hot Test Of Indigenous Cryogenic Engine Successful Report: Atlas, Delta rockets to save money	LAUNCH PAD ISRO To Launch Four Foreign Satellites This Year Ariancespace Celebrates Year Of Successes Arianespace To Launch Egyptian Satellite Nilesat 201 Boeing To Launch Fourth EO Satellite For Italy
SHUTTLE NEWS NASA describes final moments of Columbia tragedy NASA gives crew safety tips after detailing Columbia tragedy NASA seeks space shuttle display ideas NASA seeks buyers for three shuttles	STATION NEWS Kogod Students Pioneer Branding Potential Of International Space Station Spacehab To Support Pre-Launch Preparations For Russian Module Russia Tests Phone Home To Santa Network ISS Astronauts Successfully Complete Spacewalk
SPACE TRAVEL A Testing Future Of Exploration And More For NASA In 2009 NASA finds clues to Mars mysteries US gives green light for first commercial spaceport China's First Multi-Functional Experiment System For Space Tribology	DRAGON SPACE Shenzhou-7 Monitor Satellite Finishes Mission After 100 Days In Space China Launches Third Fengyun-2 Series Weather Satellite China To Launch New Remote Sensing Satellite HK, Macao Scientists Expected To Participate In China's Aerospace Project
ROBO SPACE Marshall Sponsors Four Student Teams In FIRST Robotics Competitions Jump Like A Grasshopper Rescue Robot Exercise Brings Together Robots, Developers, First Responders Honda unveils leg assist machine for elderly	MARSDAILY A Change Of Seasons On Mars Human Spaceflight To Mars Proposed Using Combination Of Space Shuttles Study: Pebbles can move against wind Spirit Clocks Up Five Years Exploring Mars

The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright Space.TV Corporation. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space.TV Corp on any Web page published or hosted by Space.TV Corp. Privacy Statement