CO-Mozambique 506575_ WASH & Protection

About this project

Consecutive weeks of heavy rains have caused widespread flooding in southern and central Mozambique, forcing families to leave their homes and submerging entire neighborhoods as rivers continue to overflow. On February 5th, the INGD (National Institute for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction) reported that 723,500 people (170,248HH) were affected between January 9th and February 5th, 2026,resulting in 23 deaths, 147 injuries, and 9 missing persons. According to the INGD, 100,382 people were evacuatedand are living in 119 Accommodation Centers (ACs). Projections indicate that up to 800,000 people could be affected if the flooding persists. Gaza province is the most affected, with 443,794 people (92,036 HH), 5 deaths, 38 people injured, 5 missing, and81,495 people displaced and housed in 43 Accommodation Centers. The floods have caused severe humanitarian impacts, and it is estimated that 392,000 people havebeen displaced as their homes were flooded or destroyed – and the number of displaced peoplecontinues to rise. Critical infrastructure, including health facilities, schools, road networks, and essential services, has been extensively damaged. Access remains a major challenge due to flooded and damaged/destroyed roads; and it is estimated that around 5,000 kilometers of roads have been affected, including important stretches linking Maputo to the rest of the country, disrupting supply chains and limiting access to food andservices, the movement of people and goods, fuel,…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 1No Poverty

Published by

Oxfam Novib · International NGO

Countries

Mozambique

Sectors

Relief co-ordination and support services

Published by Oxfam Novib to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 12 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: NL-KVK-27108436-A-07812-02:MZ.

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