Mozambique: coping with the worst drought in three decades

A woman with her child in the Funhalouro district of Imhambane province in Mozambique (Photo: Victor Lacken / IFRC)

In 2016, Mozambique experienced its worst drought for three decades, leaving large sections of the population facing food insecurity. Our colleague Victor Lacken has captured one of the latest food distributions by the Mozambique Red Cross Society in Funhalouro district, in the southeastern part of the country.

Women in the Funhalouro district of Imhambane province in Mozambique await a food distribution by the Mozambican Red Cross (Photo: Victor Lacken / IFRC)

Women in the Funhalouro district of Imhambane province in Mozambique register for a food distribution by the Mozambican Red Cross (Photo: Victor Lacken / IFRC)

Women in the Funhalouro district of Imhambane province in Mozambique await a food distribution by the Mozambican Red Cross (Photo: Victor Lacken / IFRC)

Women in the Funhalouro district of Imhambane province in Mozambique await a food distribution by the Mozambican Red Cross (Victor Lacken / IFRC)

Women and children in the Funhalouro district of Imhambane province in Mozambique gather for a food distribution by the Mozambican Red Cross (Photo: Victor Lacken / IFRC)

Women in the Funhalouro district of Imhambane province in Mozambique show vouchers for a food distribution given to them by the Mozambican Red Cross (Photo: Victor Lacken / IFRC)