03/20/2019
Massive flooding in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe
https://www.unicef.org/stories/massive-flooding-malawi-mozambique-and-zimbabwe
Cyclone Idai left families in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe facing devastation, and hundreds of thousands of children across the three countries in need of urgent assistance. Six weeks later, Cyclone Kenneth made landfall in Mozambique, bringing powerful winds and heavy rain. Many children lost their homes, schools, friends and loved ones., Long road to recovery, Mozambique. A family stands by a destroyed house. UNICEF/UN0308581/De Wet Cyclones Idai and Kenneth displaced tens of thousands of families, leaving many in need of basic supplies like food and water. The two storms brought widespread flooding and the destruction of almost 780,000 hectares of agriculture crops. Six months later, nearly 1 million…, What happened?, On 14 March, tropical Cyclone Idai made landfall at the port of Beira, Mozambique, before moving across the region. Millions of people in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe have been affected by what is the worst natural disaster to hit southern Africa in at least two decades. Six weeks later, Cyclone Kenneth made landfall in northern Mozambique –…, What is UNICEF doing?, Getting medical supplies to displaced families In Mozambique, UNICEF has provided vaccines to successfully immunize 900,000 people against cholera. Meanwhile, by 16 May, more than 700,000 children had been vaccinated against Polio, more than 650,000 children against Measles and Rubella, and nearly 700,000 children were screened for malnutrition…, Lives swept away, Zimbabwe. A girl sits in front of the remains of her home. UNICEF/UN0303165/Mukwazhi/UNICEF, CHIMANIMANI, Zimbabwe – , Prudence remembers the last time she saw her brother Proud. If it wasn’t for him she wouldn’t be here to talk about the devastating floodwaters that swept into her district of Chimanimani, near Zimbabwe’s eastern border with Mozambique, in March. But Proud lost his own life saving his sister’s. “He lifted me up, until I found something to hold on…, NSANJE, Malawi –, “The water came in the middle of the night, Martha says. “I woke up to find water filling up the house. I was so scared, I thought we were going to die.” “We could see dry land far out on the Malawian side, but on the Mozambique side the water stretched as far as we could see. So we decided to go to Malawi.” Unfortunately, the family did not have…, GONDOLA, Mozambique –, “First it was the wind blowing hard. Then came the heavy rain,” says Angelina Paulo, a single mother of seven children. “All of a sudden, the roof came down over our heads.” “We managed to get out alive and we ran to a neighbor’s house where we stayed until the storm passed. We went to find shelter in the nearby school before we were moved to…, How you can help, Right now, families in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe are facing devastation brought by Cyclone Idai and Cyclone Kenneth. UNICEF is moving quickly to respond to the impact of the cyclones. Children and their families need safe drinking water, health supplies and emergency shelter.
