000320-F-5772H-008 An MH-53M Pave Low IV helicopter approaches the refueling basket of an MC-130P Combat Shadow for in-flight refueling as the aircraft fly over flooded Central Mozambique on March 20, 2000, during Operation Atlas Response. Operation Atlas Response is the U.S. militaryÕs contribution to relief efforts following torrential rains and flooding in southern Mozambique and South Africa. The Pave Low helicopter is deployed for the operation from the 21st Special Operations Squadron and the Combat Shadow is deployed from the 67th Special Operations Squadron, both of RAF Mildenhall, England. DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Cary Humphries, U.S. Air Force. (Released)
U velikom poplavama koje su zadesile Mozambik stradalo je između 300 i 400 osoba, nova cifra još uvijek nije konačna.
Prema pisanju CNN-a, poplave su oformile more unutar zemlje. Fotografiju je na svojoj stranici objavila Evropska svemirska agencija, a ona pokazuje razmjere katastrofe.
