Licungo River
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| Mouth of the watercourse | Indian Ocean  |
|---|---|
| Tributary | Rio Lugela |
| Country | Mozambique |
| Coordinate location | 17°41′10″S 37°19′40″E |
De Licungo be a river of Mozambique insyd Zambezia Province. De river dey begin north of Gurúè den dey flow south to de Indian Ocean.
Leaving Gurué District, de river dey form de border between Namarroi den Ile den then de southern border of Lugela District before e dey enter Mocuba District. At de city of Mocuba, de Licungo be joined by de Lugela river wey dey flow from near de border plus Malawi. De river then dey form de border between Namacurra den Maganja da Costa districts.
Flooding be a recurring issue, wey dey include insyd de 2000 Mozambique flood.[1] Na floods insyd January 2015 get 64 fatalities den de bridge for National Road 1 insyd Mocuba collapse.[2][3]
Insyd 2018, de basin be de focus of mapping initiative by de National Institute for Disaster Management (INGC),[4] wey de World Food Programme support.[5] De basin sanso be assessed by de Dutch Risk Reduction team.[6]
Agricultural areas dey include de Munda Munda plain[7] den Sena sugar estates.
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Kariba warns that floodgates will open this week Mozambique News Agency
- ↑ "País dividido: Águas do rio Licungo inundam distrito de Mocuba". infodiario.co.mz (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
- ↑ "Vale de lágrimas na bacia do Licungo". www.jornaldomingo.co.mz (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2019-06-22. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
- ↑ "INGC lança Projecto Atlas de resposta aos desastres na Bacia do Licungo" [INGC launches Atlas Project to respond to disasters in the Licungo Basin] (in Portuguese). Rádio Moçambique. 2018-07-17. Archived from the original on 2018-12-21.
- ↑ "#HappeningNow : National Institute for Disaster Management (INGC) holds the 1st technical meeting for the mapping of the Licungo River Basin, in Zambézia province, to reduce disaster risks and facilitate emergency response planning. With @WFP in #Mozambique support". 2018-06-07.
- ↑ "Dutch Risk Reduction Team: Reducing the risk of water related disasters" (PDF). Kingdom of the Netherlands. 2015-06-15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-22.
- ↑ "Munda Munda Irrigation Project". Dutch Water Sector. 2010-11-01. Archived from the original on 2018-12-21.