Over 600 Mozambicans evacuated from South Africa

The Mozambican authorities on Wednesday said that more than 600 Mozambicans who have been affected by the wave of xenophobic violence in South Africa are on their way to Maputo.

The National Disasters Management Institute said that the group is expected to arrive in the country between Wednesday and Thursday morning.

The victims of xenophobia transported by the Mozambican government will be accommodated at the Boane transit center, about 30 km south of the Mozambican capital, where they will then be transported to their respective zones of origins.

Seven people, including three Mozambicans have so far been killed by the violence in South Africa since it started more than a week ago. The Mozambican High Commission in South Africa said that the situation has began to return to normal, as the authorities crackdown the xenophobia network.

The first group of 107 people who have already been back at the Boane transit center have been repatriated to their zones of origin.

This new wave of violence began just days after the Zulu nation king, Goodwill Zwelithini, the highest traditional authority of Kwazulu Natal has urged foreigners "to pack their bags and leave" the country.

In 2008, 72 foreigners died as the victims of xenophobic attacks in suburban areas of South Africa.