World Food Programme Fighting Hunger Worldwide

Three days after being flooded out of their home in Chokwe, this family was still living in the open at Chihaquelane camp about 20 kms away.

The Mozambican Red Cross started distributing tents at Chihaquelane soon after the floods hit but, with 45,000 people at this one camp, it was impossible to provide shelter for everyone.

The Mozambican army rescued many people from the floods around Chokwe but not everyone could be taken to dry land.

A number of families sought safety on the roof of this building when floods inundated Chokwe on 22 January 2013.

Only a minority of people in Chokwe live in concrete or brick houses. Most of the inhabitants depend on agriculture for a living.

Joana Tembe lost her home to the floods. Here at Hokwe camp, she waits in line for food from WFP for herself and her family.

Most of those in the camps for the flood-affected are women and children. Many of the menfolk from this part of Mozambique are working in the mines in South Africa.

This woman will divide the sack of WFP maize she carries among five households at Chihaquelane camp