The National Roads Administration (ANE) said on Tuesday 16 January that at least 175 roads are at risk of being destroyed in the current rainy season, and is therefore warning people to use alternative routes.
“There are clear indicators of the threat of flooding and damage to road infrastructure, which is why we are calling for the adoption of extreme preventative measures, which do not exclude the banning of vehicle traffic, considering that many areas could become inaccessible,” the organisation warned in a statement.
According to the organisation, Sofala province has 32 roads at risk, followed by Nampula (31), Zambézia (27), Manica (17), Niassa (14), Inhambane (14), Maputo (12), Cabo Delgado (ten), Gaza (ten) and Tete (eight).
Against this backdrop, ANE called for prudence and strict caution in relation to critical situations, so as to avoid possible embarrassment and inconvenience that could arise from calamitous phenomena.
According to a report by the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction (INGD) for the period between 1 October and 8 January, 44 people lost their lives due to lightning strikes, collapsed walls and drowning, all associated with the current rainy season.
