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Zimbabwe: South African Govt, Billionaire Motsepe Donate R75 Million for Cyclone Victims
The Herald, 29 March 2019
THE government of South Africa and businessman Patrice Motsepe's family yesterday donated a combined R75 million to victims of Cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe. Read more »
Cyclone Idai Lays Bare Deadly Reality of Climate Change in Africa
Although experts have said it was too early to draw specific conclusions from Idai, for a continent already wracked by the effects of climate change, the Tropical Cyclone has been another chilling reminder of the destructive power of the kind of storms that will become more common in the future. It has been described as the worst weather-related disaster to hit the southern hemisphere, and the UN says more than 2 million people have been affected.
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19 March 2019
What You Need to Know About Tropical Cyclone Idai
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The death toll has risen to at least 215 after Cyclone Idai tore into central Mozambique before continuing on to Malawi and Zimbabwe, bringing flash ... see more »
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Southern Africa: Catastrophe of Cyclone Idai
Daily Trust, 28 March 2019
For almost two weeks now, since March 15, 2019, the world has been in utter shock by the devastation caused by Cyclone Idai in the southern African countries of Mozambique,… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Psychological Care for Cyclone Idai Victims Vital
The Herald, 28 March 2019
Cyclone Idai has left a trail of devastation, with hundreds losing their lives and thousands of survivors now faced with loss of many family members, all their possessions and… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Manicaland Faces Food Deficit After Drought, Cyclone Idai
The Herald, 29 March 2019
Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland Bureau Read more »
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Southern Africa: Should Regional Leaders Shoulder Blame for Cyclone Damage?
Legalbrief, 26 March 2019
As southern Africa reels from one of its most devastating natural disasters, questions are being asked about whether regional governments have done enough to prepare for the… Read more »
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Mozambique: Picking Up the Pieces After Cyclone Idai
News24Wire, 24 March 2019
A week ago, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi were hit by one of the biggest tropical cyclone ever recorded in the southern African region. Read more »
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Mozambique: Cyclone Idai - Mozambicans Trapped in Trees and on Roofs
Verdade, 22 March 2019
A week after Tropical Cyclone IDAI "massacred" the center of Mozambique, there are still people under siege in the trees and on the roofs of houses in the provinces of Sofala and… Read more »
Overnight, Mozambique’s second-largest city disappeared. All the lights in Beira went off. Its buildings vanished under six metres of water.
Overnight, Mozambique’s second-largest city disappeared. All the lights in Beira went off. Its buildings vanished under six metres of water.
Overnight, Mozambique’s second-largest city disappeared. All the lights in Beira went off. Its buildings vanished under six metres of water.
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Mozambique: Climate Change Making Storms Like Idai More Severe
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings, 22 March 2019
Cyclone Idai cannot be blamed on climate change, but the scale of the disaster probably can be. Climate change is predicted to intensify climatic events, making extreme events… Read more »
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Mozambique: Rescuers Describe Devastation, Desperation in Cyclone-Ravaged Beira
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings, 22 March 2019
There are 36,000 people in 96 accommodation centres and about 40,000 people have been rescued, Rita Almeida, press spokesperson of the government disasters agency, said this… Read more »
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Mozambique: 'People No Longer Take The Bodies to the Mortuary'
Verdade, 22 March 2019
While national and international emergency team fly and swim against time to rescue about 350,000 Mozambicans still under siege for the fifth consecutive day in the districts of… Read more »
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Malawi: Why Malawi Is Failing to Protect People From Floods
The Conversation Africa, 19 March 2019
Severe floods in Malawi have affected about a million people and claimed 56 lives. Read more »
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Southern Africa: Tropical Cyclone Idai - the Storm That Knew No Boundaries
The Conversation Africa, 20 March 2019
Tropical cyclone Idai has made headlines across southern Africa throughout the month of March. Lingering in the Mozambique Channel at tropical cyclone intensity for six days, the… Read more »
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Mozambique: Battling Climate Change With Little Resources - the Fight of Mozambique's Coastal Cities
DW, 27 April 2018
Adapting to the impacts of climate change is expensive. How can poorer regions manage? Mayors of Mozambique's coastal cities show how they are preparing for severe storms and… Read more »
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Death, Destruction After Cyclone Idai's Rampage Through Mozambique
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More than a thousand people are feared to have died in a cyclone that smashed into Mozambique, while scores were killed and more than 200 are missing in neighboring Zimbabwe and Malawi. see more »
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The death toll has risen to at least 215 after Cyclone Idai tore into central Mozambique before continuing on to Malawi and Zimbabwe, bringing flash floods and ferocious winds. ... Read more »
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UN agencies are aiding the rescue effort after tens of thousands of people were hit by floods across southeast Africa. The regional death toll has already reached 174 and hundreds ... Read more »
