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Economic Losses in the 2000 Mozambique Floods


Estimate of Disatster-Related Costs
(US$ Millions)

Direct
Indirect
Relief
Reconstruction
Food Aid
--
--
35.5
--
Health
15.7
*
5.2
25.8
Education
18.7
*
0.5
37.3
Housing and Private Property
29.1
--
--
43.6
Government Property
5.2
*
6.0
10.2
Sub-Total: Social Sectors
68.7
*
47.2
116.9





Water and Sanitation
13.4
*
6.6
13.4
Energy and Telecommunication
13.6
7.4
--
15.5
Roads
47.0
30.0
11.0
87.2
Railways
7.3
10.7
--
49.2
Sub-Total: Infrastructure
81.3
48.1
17.6
165.3





Agriculture**
57.9
63.0
--
57.9
Livelstock
7.9
0.8
--
7.9
Fisheries
8.5
6.1
--
8.5
Industry**
25.7
68.0
--
30.8
Trade
15.7
15.0
--
15.7
Tourism
2.0
10.5
--
2.5
Sub-Total: Productive Sectors
117.7
163.4
--
123.3




 
Sub-Total: Environment
2.0
--
--
2.8
Sub-Total: Disaster Prevention
3.4
--
--
19.4





Grand Total
273.1
211.5
64.8
427.7

Source: The World Bank. Notes: * Less than US$500,000. ** Lost sugar cane production is included in agriculture; lost refined sugar production is included in industry.