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Sunday Morning News

Woman Gives Birth to Twins Amid Devastation of Flood-Ravaged Mozambique

Aired March 12, 2000 - 8:15 a.m. ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

MILES O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: In flood-stricken Mozambique, humanitarian workers are to begin a new phase of the relief campaign. They're set to begin distributing seeds, farm tools and emergency food supplies to thousands of flood victims. Floods which hit Mozambique last month wiped out fields of crops and officials are focusing on the next planting season, hoping by September residents will be able to feed themselves. Some 80 percent of Mozambique's 20 million people make their living by farming.

The official death toll from that flooding rose to 354 today and relief workers estimate the toll could be much higher. But in the midst of all the death, there is new life.

CNN's Suzanna Anderson reports.

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SUZANNA ANDERSON, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The floods in Mozambique have forced tens of thousands of people from their towns and villages. They lost not only their homes but their farms, belongings and many also lost family members and friends. Survivors now face the threat of disease and an uncertain future. But among the stories of despair lie remarkable tales of hope. In the country's largest refugee camp, among the 30,000 people there, one woman gave birth to twins.

ARONCHADA POSADO, SPANISH MILITARY NURSE: We are attending to two children who were just born an hour ago, first a girl and then a boy, and at the moment both the kids and the mother are doing well.

ANDERSON: The young mother, Avansa (ph), is from a nearby village and a Spanish medical team says the babies appear to be healthy. But many other children are not so lucky. The camp has only 50 beds in the hospital and they're constantly in demand. Aide workers are trying to prevent outbreaks of malaria and cholera.

Two thousand international relief workers are trying to get much needed aid to remote areas, but officials say it's not enough and further appeals for aid are expected for the more than 1 million people displaced by the floods.

Suzanna Anderson, CNN.

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