Mozambique is experiencing escalating civil unrest linked to October’s disputed election, which extended long-ruling party Frelimo’s stay in power. Opposition groups and their supporters claim the vote was rigged.

A prison riot in Mozambique's capital Maputo left 33 people dead and 15 injured, the country's police general commander Bernardino Rafael said on Wednesday, as civil unrest linked to October's disputed election continues.

Frelimo has been in power since Mozambique gained independence from Portugal in 1975 after it led the movement to push out the Portuguese who occupied the country for 400 years. Surfers traveling to Mozambique have reported border and road closures that have prevented travel to wave-rich regions such as Praia Do Tofo located a day's drive north of Maputo.