Marromeu Floods, February-March 2001

Pictures taken by Rolland and Heidi Baker, Iris Ministries, Inc., Maputo, Mozambique

This aerial picture from 1000ft altitude shows the Zambezi River overflowing onto huge areas of land that are normally farms and villages. Rain comes and goes daily, and the river is still rising. About 400,000 people are displaced or cut off from food and necessary supplies.

A boy at the Chupanga camp right at the edge of the flood. It's beautiful and tranquil - and dangerous. One lady and her baby were eaten by a crocodile in her hut along the river near Marromeu.

A typical camp scene at Chupanga. Clean water is scarce, and the river water is undrinkable. Everyone tries to gather firewood, and cooking the raw, unmilled maize that comes in limited quantities by tractor is difficult.

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