Rapports

Following Tropical Cyclone Idai, the coastal city of Beira remains isloated and is struggling to recover Aílton Muchave is the National Programme Director for SOS Children’s Villages Mozambique. He is part of the team carrying out an…

HIGHLIGHTS • The Government of Mozambique has formally requested international assistance. • The official death toll has risen to at least 242 people, according to the Government. • At least 65,000 people are sheltering in more than 100 collective…

Situation Overview Tropical Cyclone Idai has dissipated after making landfall over Mozambique as the equivalent of a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. At least 146 people were killed from flooding caused by the storm, including…

New York, 19 March 2019: UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock today allocated US$20 million from the United Nations’ Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to ramp up the humanitarian response to Tropical Cyclone Idai in Mozambique, Zimbabwe…

Tropical Cyclone Idai made landfall on the evening of 14 March, on Beira city (Sofala province) in central Mozambique. Reports estimate that 600,000 people in Sofala, Zambezia, Tete, Niassa, Manica and Inhambane provinces have been affected and…

An area 50 km wide is completely submerged. Families are clinging to roof tops desperate to be rescued. Torrential rain continues. The town of Buzi could be completely under water in 24 hours. MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE – Monday 18 March 2019…

HIGHLIGHTS The death toll from Cyclone Idai’s landfall has reportedly risen to at least 84 and the President has said that it could rise above 1,000, according to media reports. Heavy rainfall is projected to continue in Sofala…

Highlights The death toll from Cyclone Idai’s landfall has reportedly risen to at least 48 and is expected to increase in the days ahead as the full extent of the disaster becomes known. Widespread damage is reported in…

HIGHLIGHTS • Initial reports indicate significant damage to Beira and surrounding areas, including destroyed houses. • Sofala, Manica, Zambezia and Inhambane provinces have been hardest hit by the cyclone’s path and the preceding tropical depression. • An inter-agency assessment…

Tropical Cyclone Idai made landfall on 14 March at 23.30 GMT, close to Beira City in Mozambique. Heavy rainfall, strong winds (above 150 km/h) and storm surge estimated at 2.5m height affected the region. Initial reports…