Warning about possible contamination of the river

According to the Mozambican authorities, communities are requested to “avoid consuming water directly from the river, whether for domestic use, human consumption, agricultural irrigation or animal consumption."

Mozambique's national regulator, the Southern Water Regional Administration (ARA-Sul), warned on Monday of possible contamination of the water in the Limpopo River, which flows through four African countries, saying that samples were being collected for analysis.

“The water has greenish tones, with this coloration being reported from upstream areas(South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana) extending to downstream regions, already in Mozambican territory”, is indicated in a statement from ARA-Sul, responsible for the operational management of water resources in the southern region of Mozambique, sent this Monday to the media.

Because this is true, the authorities are asking society to avoid direct consumption of water from the Limpopo River until the results of the river's state samples are confirmed.