The flood-swollen Zambezi River threatens to swallow a village in Tete, Mozambique, on January 12, 2008.

The UN children's agency, UNICEF, says flooding in villages like this has damaged at least 47 schools. It has also increased health risks to children as the peak of the malaria season approaches.

Aid officials fear that more rains expected in Mozambique in February will only compound the health crisis. "If heavy rain continues to fall in neighboring countries, in addition to rain in Mozambique, then potentially the impact could be much worse," said Thierry Delvigne-Jean, a UNICEF communications specialist.

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