00:00At least eight people have died in Mozambique since 21st December due to the heavy rainfall,
00:06according to the National Institute for Disaster Management.
00:10The Southern African country has endured weeks of heavy rain,
00:13as residents of low-lying areas near the capital Maputo were urged Friday to move to higher grounds.
00:21I am very scared. On my way there, it was okay. I went by foot, and it was possible.
00:27On the way back, it was complicated. Yes, the water is powerful, but thanks God, we made it. We are alive. Thank God.
00:36Local authorities have struggled to meet growing needs for transport and evacuations.
00:41Many households remain isolated in high-risk areas with no safe ways to live.
00:48Authorities say schools have been identified to shelter displaced families and are urging residents to leave flood-prone zones.
00:55The big challenge we have is to tell people to leave.
01:00Today, in particular, we are telling people to leave their homes.
01:03We are working with the army forces here.
01:06We have the commander, our partner.
01:08There is zero tolerance for those people who are in danger zones.
01:12They must leave voluntarily, or we, the government, with the defense forces, will take them out by force, because the alert is red.
01:23We will take them out by force.
01:24We will alert everybody.
01:27Meanwhile, heavy rains have also hit north-eastern South Africa since late last year,
01:33killing at least 30 people in the two affected provinces.
01:35The South African Weather Service kept pass of the region on Maximum Alert Friday,
01:43warning of more torrential rains causing widespread floodings.
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01:55The South African Weather Service
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