Mozambique establishes shelter for displaced persons in restive north — MATARARA, MOZAMBIQUE – MARCH 26: A man walks between tents at a displacement camp on March 26, 2019 in Matarara, Mozambique. 263 families are registered at the camp, displaced by the flooding caused by Cyclone Idai. The Governor of Manica Province has expressed concern over potential for outbreaks of water borne diseases as the flood waters recede and drowned bodies are discovered. Tropical Cyclone Idai is considered one of the worst cyclones to affect Africa as it swept through Malawi, Zimbabwe and Mozambique leaving hundreds dead and an estimated three million people displaced. (Photo by Luke Dray/Getty Images)

The National Institute for Disaster Management of Mozambique (INGC) announced Thursday that a shelter in Lichinga, the capital city of the northern province Niassa, will soon be open to accommodate those people displaced by terrorist attacks in the neighboring province Cabo Delgado.

The institution has already installed running water in the “accommodation center” and the construction of eight sanitation facilities is underway, said Faride Taibo, Head of Planning at INGC in Niassa, in an interview with Radio Mozambique.

Niassa province currently hosts around 200 families who fled the province of Cabo Delgado in districts including Lichinga, Lago and Maua, said the official.

He said INGC has also started an awareness campaign as some families tend to resist to move from their current foster families, mostly homes of their relatives, to the accommodation center.