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Floods Push Crocodiles into Mozambican Towns as Health Concerns Rise
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The Japan News
The Associated PressThis image made from video shows the scene after flooding in Tete Province, Mozambique, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026.
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — As floods ravage Mozambique, crocodiles are appearing in submerged towns and responsible for at least three deaths.
Of the 13 people reported dead from the floods in Mozambique, three were killed by crocodiles, authorities said.
A man was “swallowed” by a crocodile in Moamba, a small town in Maputo province, local media quoted Henriques Bongece, the province’s secretary, as saying this week.
Authorities said in Maputo that the crocodiles appeared to have been driven into the area by floodwaters from a park in neighboring South Africa.