Warden Messages

Flooding 2008

10 January 2008

The U.S. Embassy is sending this Warden Message to advise the American community about extensive flooding in Mozambique. The Government of Mozambique has reported a Red Alert for flooding in the Zambeze River basin.  Mozambican authorities are continuing with compulsory evacuation of those who have refused to evacuate voluntarily.  We advise against all travel to this area.

Americans should follow all official instructions from the Government of Mozambique regarding the flooding.  All U.S. citizens currently in impacted areas should secure their travel documents, (i.e. U.S. Passport, Birth Certificate, picture ID’s, etc.) by placing them in a safe, waterproof location and carrying them at all times.  U.S. citizens are reminded to keep friends and family in the United States apprised of your whereabouts.  The Embassy will provide daily updates on the flooding at maputo.usembassy.gov.  Please monitor the updates, avoid travel to affected areas and take no unnecessary risks.

For information on disaster preparedness, please see the Federal Emergency Management webpage at www.fema.gov.

Americans living or traveling in Mozambique are encouraged to register with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate through the State Department’s travel registration web site so that they can obtain updated information on travel and security within Mozambique.  For the latest security information, Americans living and traveling abroad should regularly monitor the Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs Internet web site at http://travel.state.gov, where current Worldwide Caution, Travel Alerts, and Travel Warnings can be found.  Up-to-date information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the U.S., or, for callers outside the U.S. and Canada, a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444.  These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays) .

The U.S. Embassy is located in Maputo at 193 Avenida Kenneth Kaunda, telephone (258) 21 49 2797.  Non-emergency American Citizens Services are offered Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:00 to 11:00 AM, excluding U.S. and Mozambican holidays.  Please schedule all visits for non-emergency American Citizens Services, including passports, extra passport pages, Consular Reports of Birth Abroad, notarial services and informaton requests, during these hours.

The after-hours telephone numbers for use in emergencies are (258) 21 49 0723 and 21 49 2797.  The Consular Section's e-mail address is consularmaputo@state.gov.  The Embassy's web site is http://maputo.usembassy.gov/.