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Mozambique: Cyclone Idai Aftermath - Election Registration Delayed
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings, 25 March 2019
A week after the Cyclone Idai hit, the extent of devastation is still unclear. The government disasters body said today that 90,000 people are now in 109 accommodation centres.… Read more »
Most of Cyclone Idai's Victims Are Children
Although the scale of Cyclone Idai's destruction remains unclear, Unicef says nearly half of the 1.7 million people affected by the tropical cyclone in southern Africa are children, with the official number of deaths across the region now risen to over 700.
raia Nova Village was one of the most affected neighborhoods in Beira. Being a located on the coast, this shanty town of loosely built homes were extremely vulnerable to the high winds and rain. Following the cyclone families are returning trying to pick up the pieces of their lives.
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Southern Africa: Nearly Half of Cyclone Idai's Victims Are Children
VOA, 25 March 2019
The U.N. children’s fund reports nearly half of the 1.7 million people affected by Cyclone Idai in southern Africa are children. The official number of deaths across the… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Cyclone Idai Victims Appeal to Govt for Relief
VOA, 25 March 2019
The Zimbabwean government says it is appealing to the international community for help with medicine, food and infrastructure, as victims of Cyclone Idai push for expedited aid. Read more »
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Mozambique: Reflections After a Day in Beira, Treating the Ill and Injured
Gift of The Givers, 24 March 2019
Reflections of Dr Qasim Bhorat, Gift of the Givers Medical Team leader, who returned from Beira, Mozambique, yesterday. Read more »
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Graça Machel Trust, 25 March 2019
The Graça Machel Trust, (GMT), the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund, (NMCF) and the Foundation for Community Development (FDC) are greatly concerned about the unfolding… Read more »
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Mozambique: Cyclone Idai Aftermath - Food Shortage in Mozambique
News24Wire, 25 March 2019
The people of Beira, Mozambique, need food. In some remote areas, which aren't easily accessible to aid workers, residents are forced to fight each other for something to eat. Read more »
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Southern Africa: SADC to Avail U.S.$500,000 to Countries Ravaged By Cyclone Idai
Namibia Economist, 25 March 2019
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) in response to the devastation caused by the recent tropical Cyclone Idai has contributed a total of US$500,000 to assist the… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: After Cyclone Idai - What Next?
The Herald, 25 March 2019
President Mnangagwa has spoken of the need to undertake an exhaustive disaster mapping throughout Zimbabwe. The damage and loss caused by Cyclone Idai hasn't only shredded hearts,… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Cyclone Idai Victims Feel Neglected By Govt and NGOs
Kubatana.net, 22 March 2019
Masvingo Centre for Research and Community Development (MACRAD) conducted a survey on the responsiveness of the government to the victims of cyclone Idai in Masvingo Province. The… Read more »
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South Africa: White People Caused Cyclone Idai, Says BLF
News24Wire, 23 March 2019
Cyclone Idai, a tropical cyclone that hit Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, is not a natural disaster but a direct consequence of the white, Western system of ecological assault for… Read more »
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Southern Africa: Southern Africa/Global - Cyclone Idai and Climate Justice
AfricaFocus, 22 March 2019
A week after Cyclone Idai struck the coast of Mozambique near Beira, there are still people awaiting rescue from treetops and roofs. The death toll, with confirmed deaths numbering… Read more »
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Mozambique: Is Distrust of Govt Delaying Aid
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings, 25 March 2019
The government has zero credibility, and there were two warnings today that aid is being delayed because of distrust of a seriously corrupted government. Both call for civil… Read more »
Photo Essay
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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 »
InFocus
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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 ... Read more »
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Cyclone Idai has caused widespread devastation across south-east Africa with emergency food aid, donations and a climbing death toll marking what the United Nations called "one of ... Read more »
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When Cyclone Idai struck the Southern African countries of Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, saw hundreds of people die, and many are still missing. The cost of the destruction of ... Read more »
