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Mozambique:
Thousands of Mozambican Kids Born Into Disease
CAJ News, 8 April 2019
More than 6 000 babies will be born this month in areas ravaged by the Cyclone Idai in Mozambique, a development that spells doom for the disaster-prone Southern African country. Read more »
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Mozambique:
Four Arrested for Theft of Cyclone Idai Relief Aid
AIM, 8 April 2019
The Mozambican police have arrested four people in Beira and the nearby town of Dondo, in the central province of Sofala, accused of stealing food intended for victims of cyclone… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Ministry Official Nabbed Over Cyclone Idai Donations
The Herald, 9 April 2019
A deputy director in the Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development on Saturday appeared before a Chipinge magistrate facing charges of stealing… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Deforestation Seen as Aggravating Flood Crisis
RFI, 7 April 2019
Boulders as big as motor cars were dislodged in Zimbabwe's eastern Rusitu Valley by Cyclone Idai, sending a deadly torrent down a river and wiping out 160 houses in its path. The… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Cyclone Idai - Survivor Struggles With Trauma
Zimbabwe Standard, 7 April 2019
When her son left home for St Charles Lwanga Seminary Secondary School in Chimanimani to start Form One, Tsitsi Mazinyana remembers telling him that he should not worry about… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Cyclone Idai - Lessons About Self-Reliance
The Herald, 9 April 2019
In mid-March, Zimbabwe together with Malawi and Mozambique fell victim to the violent and destructive Cyclone Idai which killed hundreds of people and left thousands displaced in… Read more »
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Kenya:
Kenya Rallies International Forum to Support Victims of Cyclone Idai
Capital FM, 8 April 2019
The Speaker of the Senate Kenneth Lusaka called for urgent international action in support of the southern African countries hit by Cyclone Idai. Read more »
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Malawi:
Over 100 IDs for Flood Survivors Reported Missing
Malawi News Agency, 9 April 2019
Over 100 national identity cards for people who were affected by the recent flood disasters are reported missing, National Registration Bureau (NRB) has disclosed. Read more »
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Malawi:
UN Targets 2,000 Households in Flood Response
Malawi News Agency, 5 April 2019
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) plans to reach out to 2, 000 households which were affected by floods and are now seeking shelter in camps in some districts in Southern… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
NGO Confirms Ruling Party Cyclone Aid Favouritism
New Zimbabwe, 9 April 2019
Rights based NGO, Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has confirmed wide claims that some top Zanu PF officials and other activists were distributing food aid meant for Cyclone Idai… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
NetOne Restores Mobile Service in Cyclone Idai-Hit Areas
The Herald, 8 April 2019
NetOne has managed to bring up 24 out of its 27 base stations in Chimanimani and Chipinge that were destroyed by Cyclone Idai. In an interview yesterday, the parastatal's head of… Read more »
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Southern Africa:
Briefing - the Response to Cyclone Idai
The New Humanitarian, 21 March 2019
"The situation is likely to deteriorate, and the number of people affected is likely to increase" Read more »
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Mozambique:
Combating Cholera in Mozambique
WHO, 8 April 2019
Thousands of people received the oral cholera vaccine today as part of a six-day emergency vaccination campaign run by the Ministry of Health in Mozambique to help prevent spread… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
'Cyclone Victims' Remains to Be Exhumed and Repatriated From Mozambique'
New Zimbabwe, 5 April 2019
The death toll from Cyclone Idai last month has risen to 339 with at least 158 dead victims, who were washed into neighbouring Mozambique by furious floods, being buried in the… Read more »
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Mozambique:
Health Minister Satisfied With Vaccination Campaign
AIM, 5 April 2019
About 32,000 people received the oral vaccine against cholera in the central Mozambican city of Beira on Wednesday, the first day of the vaccination campaign, according to Health… Read more »
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Mozambique:
Sofala Fisheries Hard Hit By Cyclone
AIM, 5 April 2019
Cyclone Idai, which struck central Mozambique on 14 March, has caused major damage to the region's fisheries, according to Carlos Sendela, the Sofala provincial director of… Read more »
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Mozambique:
Cholera Vaccination Under Way in Sofala
AIM, 4 April 2019
A vaccination campaign against cholera began on Wednesday in the cyclone devastated central Mozambican city of Beira. Read more »
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Mozambique:
Mass Cholera Vaccination Campaign Gets Underway
VOA, 4 April 2019
A mass vaccination campaign against cholera has begun in Mozambique to prevent this deadly disease from turning into a full-blown epidemic. Read more »
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Mozambique:
Cyclone Death Toll Now Almost 600
AIM, 3 April 2019
The confirmed death toll from cyclone Idai, which struck central Mozambique on 14 March, now stands at 598, according to the government spokesperson, the Deputy Minister of Culture… Read more »
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Mozambique:
Aid Agencies Step Up Cyclone Relief Efforts in Hard-Hit Central Mozambique
VOA, 3 April 2019
Two weeks after Cyclone Idai slammed into Mozambique, some towns remain all but inaccessible due to roads and bridges being washed away. The situation has slowed the delivery of… Read more »
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Mozambique:
Storm-Slammed Mozambique Must Rebuild for 'Tomorrow's Climate'
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 27 March 2019
The destruction wrought by Cyclone Idai in southern Africa this month shows weather warnings must spur action and infrastructure has to be built with climate risks in mind if… Read more »
