I managed to beg a lift from the air force to Maputo tonight to get comms and contact the guys families.
Beira resembles a war zone! 100% of buildings in the city have been damaged and a huge number of those destroyed.
The local population living in the rural areas have been hardest hit.
Entire villages have been washed away. It has been humbling to see how these people have lost the very little that they had but are resilient and are determined to survive.
There is no electricity and as a result infrequent water, no cellular service and no internet. The EN6 which is the only road in and out of Beira has been destroyed by flood waters about 70 km from the city. This morning we estimated that up to 2000 people need rescuing as the flood waters continue to rise.
The team has worked up to 18 hours a day in shocking conditions rescuing people trapped in trees and on roof
tops to escape the water. It has been a life changing experience for the members to have to decide who to rescue and who to leave behind.
In a profession where they have to deal with situations on a daily basis that no person should, this is probably the most difficult that we have encountered.
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