Mozambique: 'Revved Up Climate Action' Needed to Counter 'Prolonged' and Deadly Storms Like Cyclone Idai - Guterres

26 March 2019

Cyclone Idai and the mounting death toll is "yet another alarm bell about the dangers of climate change" UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, warning that vulnerable countries like Mozambique, would be hit the hardest unless urgent action is taken by nations across the world.

"Such events are becoming more frequent, more severe and more widespread, and this will only get worse if we do not act now", said the UN chief. "In the face of turbo-charged storms, we need revved up climate action", he added, addressing correspondents at UN Headquarters in New York.

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