ANDRIA HALL, CNN ANCHOR: In Mozambique, more than 1,500 people reached safe haven Sunday, as helicopters plucked as many panicked people as possible from swollen rivers. Thousands more are marooned across the country after three weeks of torrential rains there. The known death toll is 200, but rivers are still rising and a new storm system is building off the coast. CNN's Cindy Strand reports.</s>CINDY STRAND, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): A relief operation is now a rescue mission. Chalkway (ph) and other villages along the Limpopho (ph) River valley are underwater again. People on car tops and roof tops wait for salvation. South African military helicopters hover dangerously close to the water. Trip after trip they ferry people to safety, but even that ground isn't high enough, and they join a growing exodus. (on camera): Another wave of misery for the people of Mozambique, as they struggle to save whatever they can before the floodwaters overtake them. (voice-over): We watched the water rise, as people tried to escape with their cattle, their most valuable possessions and their families intact in the growing confusion. What was a place of safety in minutes became a place of danger. This woman said she just wanted to stay here and die. She can't go on. The ill have little hope of any treatment, and fuel is scarce for the few trucks transporting people away from this new disaster. But down the road there is little relief. This and other flood areas are cut off from the capital Maputo. There are only seven tents waiting for the thousands of people heading for this camp. Aid organizations say they are desperate for more helicopters.</s>NICOLAS LAMADE, WORLD FOOD PROGRAM: There's only one bringing materials like blankets, food and drums of diesel to the operation area.</s>STRAND: In a country stretched to the limit after three weeks of flooding, there's a very short lifeline left for the people to grab. Cindy Strand, Leande (ph), Mozambique.
Floods Strand Thousands Across Mozambique