Seven hundred thousand people. Read that number again. Seven. Hundred. Thousand. That is not a typo; that is the verified scale of the current **Mozambique humanitarian crisis**. Nearly three-quarters of a million human beings are currently standing in mud, sleeping in mud, and watching their entire lives float away in brown, filthy water. That is the reality of the **Mozambique floods** happening right now.

But let’s be honest with each other regarding user intent. You probably didn't know that until five seconds ago. And even now that you know, the bounce rate on your empathy is likely high. You might feel a little twinge of sadness, the kind you feel when you drop a sandwich on the floor. But then you’ll scroll past this to see a video of a cat jumping into a box or a politician screaming about a gas stove. That is the world we built. A world where 700,000 people losing everything to **severe climate disasters** is just background noise.

The high-authority news reports say the water "took everything." That is a direct quote from a survivor on the ground. Think about the semantic meaning of that. When a rich person in a big city says they lost "everything," it usually means the stock market went down or they lost their Wi-Fi password. When a person in a **flood zone in Mozambique** says the water took everything, they mean it took the pot they cook rice in. It took the blanket they sleep under. It took the roof that keeps the sun off their babies.

It means they have zero. Nothing. They are starting from less than scratch. And while they stand there wet and hopeless, the rest of the world is busy arguing about nonsense.

This is where the anger should kick in. But I’m not angry anymore. I’m just tired. I’m tired because we do this every single time. The water rises. The poor suffer. The rich watch on TV.

Look at the politicians. Look at the leaders of the so-called free world. What are they doing? They are holding meetings regarding **international disaster relief**. They are shaking hands in nice, dry rooms with air conditioning. They love meetings. Meetings make them feel important. They will talk about sending aid. They will talk about **climate change impacts**. They will use big words to sound smart and boost their E-E-A-T scores.

On one side, you have the climate screamers. They will use these drowning people as props. They will post pictures of the floods on social media and say, "See! We told you so!" They don't care about the guy in the mud. They care about being right. They want to win an argument. The suffering of real people is just ammo for their Twitter wars.

On the other side, you have the greedy isolationists. They will shrug their shoulders. They will say, "Well, that’s sad, but it’s far away. Not our problem." They will protect their money and let the world burn—or in this case, drown. They think that because they have a big fence and a bank account, the water can't get them. They are idiots. Water goes where it wants.

Both sides are useless. They are two sides of the same rusty coin. While they argue about policy and budgets, nearly 700,000 people are trying to figure out where to use the bathroom when the whole world is a toilet.

And let’s talk about the "weeks" of flooding. This wasn't a flash flood. It didn't happen in an hour and go away. This has been going on for weeks. Can you imagine the health implications of being wet for weeks? Your skin starts to rot. Your clothes never dry. The smell gets into your nose and never leaves. It is a slow, grinding misery. It breaks your mind before it breaks your body.

Infrastructure? Gone. Roads? Gone. Bridges? Washed away like toys in a bathtub. We like to think we are masters of the planet. We think because we built a smartphone, we conquered nature. We are so arrogant. All it takes is a little bit of rain, or a lot of rain, and we are back to the Stone Age. We are helpless against **extreme weather events**.

But don't worry. I’m sure some celebrity will sing a song about it soon. That will fix it, right? I’m sure some huge charity organization will raise millions of dollars. And I’m sure about ten percent of that money will actually buy food for the people in Mozambique. The rest will go to "administrative costs" and fancy dinners for the people who run the charity. That is the grift. Misery is a business, and business is booming.

The water took everything. That is the truth. It took their homes. It took their safety. But the sad part is, the water didn't have to take their dignity. We did that. We did that by ignoring them. We did that by building a world that values viral videos more than human life.

So, go ahead. Finish reading this. Put your phone in your pocket. Go eat a warm meal in your dry house. Just remember that luck is the only reason you aren't standing in the mud right now. And remember that the people in charge—the ones you keep voting for—don't care about you any more than they care about Mozambique. We are all just waiting for our turn to drown.

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### References & Fact-Check * **Primary Event**: Severe flooding in Mozambique affecting approximately 700,000 people. * **Original Report**: [BBC News: 'The water took everything': Mozambique hit by worst floods in decades](https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cvgj5vxvxgmo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss) * **Key Context**: Reports confirm this is the worst flooding the region has seen in decades, devastating infrastructure and displacing huge populations south of the Sahara. * **Related Topic**: Climate Crisis & Disaster Relief Logistics.