MAPUTO, Mozambique
Dozens of Mozambicans displaced from Palma in northern Cabo Delgado province remain stranded on the Mozambican border, waiting to cross the Rovuma River into Tanzania, ‘Carta de Moçambique’ reports.
Carta sources say that some people travelled there on foot,
while others arrived by boat from Quirinde, in Quionga administrative post.
Hunger and despair beleaguer the displaced, who do not know
if or when they will be rescued by the Tanzanian authorities.
As ‘Carta’ reported from the Palma district headquarters,
security in the town has not yet been fully restored. Although no direct
confrontations between the Defence and Security Forces and terrorists have been
reported, the insurgents continue to sow terror and mourning there, with
reports of houses being burned and people murdered.
As a result, most of the displaced have chosen to take
refuge in the Quitunda resettlement village, while others have travelled to
Maganja or Olumbe. Pemba, the provincial capital, however remains the
destination of choice.
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