Mozambique Receives Almost $100 Million From Donors for Drought

Mozambique has received about $100 million to assist the victims of drought in the south of the country, according to its National Institute of Disaster Management.

The United Nations provided $60 million, the U.K. donated 20 million pounds ($22 million) while the World Bank gave $15 million, Paulo Tomas, the spokesman for the National Disaster Management Institute, told reporters late Saturday. The money will be spent on 450,000 people, although 1.5 million are affected by the drought.