By Prensa Latina
Maputo : Flooding has caused evacuation of 70,000 people in Mozambique, the National Institute of Catastrophe Procedures informed on Friday.
Most of the evacuees live near the Zambeze River in the central region of the country where the huge Cahora Bassa hydroelectric plant is located.
The river is dangerous for those along its banks as it has exceeded its critical level by six and a half feet.
Meanwhile, the large industry is pouring water at triple its capacity: 211,888 cubic feet per second.
Mozambican authorities confirmed that at least nine people have died in the floods.
Residents in the areas near the rivers Save, Buzo and Punge remain on alert because they have all overflowed their banks.
Forecasts are for more rain in the entire territory although the rainy season normally does not begin until February.