Flooding in Mozambique has isolated the town of Mabote in the southern province of Inhambane, with the Mapinhane-Mabote road, the only land connection to the rest of the province, cut off.
Provincial roads official Dady Mendes explained that heavy rains that hit the province after the landfall of tropical cyclone Freddy made it difficult for vehicles and people to move around.
He said the rains destroyed close to 700km (435 miles) of roads across the province, disrupting traffic.
Meanwhile in the city of Beira, in the central Sofala province, the number of families looking for accommodation centres continues to increase because their homes are flooded.
On Tuesday, about 200 people sought accommodation at a local primary school in Matadauro, with a district administrator saying some families would be transferred elsewhere to avoid overcrowding.
More rain is expected in the coming days, according to the BBC report.