Post-flood Recovery Plan budget at 1.6 billion dollars – aimnews.org

Maputo, 25 Mar (AIM) – The Mozambican government’s post-flood recovery and reconstruction plan is budgeted at around US$1.6 billion, according to government spokesperson and Minister of Planning and Development, Salim Valá.

The rainy season in Mozambique runs from October to April. During the 2025-2026 rainy season, floods, especially in the south of the country, affected 1.3 million people and caused 298 deaths.

According to Valá, in statements to journalists after a meeting of the Council of Ministers (Cabinet), the government defined five priorities for recovery, the first two of which focus on rescuing and assisting the population, as well as restoring essential services and improving traffic flow.

“There remain three areas: infrastructure replacement, economic recovery and creation of conditions that guarantee a better ability to prevent and mitigate natural disasters,” he said.

Vala said the government is working with partners in the final phase of developing the plan, with a focus on a resilient and sustainable recovery. “The government, with its partners, will work to ensure that this package of priorities for the various phases is not merely short-term, because we want the recovery to be resilient, including in terms of infrastructure,” he stated.

Regarding the recurrence of extreme weather phenomena in the country, Valá said that the planned investment should contribute to making the infrastructure more resilient. He announced that damage caused by floods, cyclones and droughts represents, on average, around two percent of Mozambique’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

In the current rainy season, he said, “we mourn 298 deaths, 351 injuries and 17 people missing. 107 of these victims died when they were swept away by floodwaters, 87 due to lightning strikes and the rest due to collapsing walls, falling trees and cholera,” he said.
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