A satellite image taken on January 25, 2013 and released five days later shows the swelling of the Limpopo River near the city of Chokwe.
Fresh floods in Mozambique have killed seven people, bringing the death toll from the widespread flooding to 80 in the African country.
Reports say the flooding and heavy rains also forced at least 17,000 more people to leave their homes in the central province of Zambezia and in the city of Nampula in the north on Wednesday.
Four of the victims were from Nampula and three others were killed in the town of Nicoadala, where nearly 160 millimeters of rain was recorded in the last 24 hours.
More than 150,000 have been displaced due to the floods that hit the country during the recent days.
The flood-affected people are being sheltered in 30 camps built by the government with the help of the United Nations.
Aid agencies also called on the UN to provide 5 million US dollars in aid to help the flood-affected residents.
“If we receive the Central Emergency Fund money we will have enough for almost one week,” said Lola Castro, a representative from the World Food Programme (WFP).
“We have emptied our warehouses and are now borrowing food from around the region,” she added.
Since 2000, when a devastating flooding claimed the lives of some 800 people in Mozambique, the African country has been experiencing many floods.
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