CARE Responds to Cyclone Eloise in Mozambique, Early Assessments Show Disaster Preparedness Paid Off
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Maputo, Mozambique January 27 2021 – Cyclone Eloise hit Central East Mozambique on Saturday January 23 affecting some 250,000, damaging over 17,000 houses and displacing families, and leaving at least 7 people dead. While figures are still likely to rise, early response measures by NGOs, local organisations and government have helped to prevent more widescale destruction and loss of life. One thing that we have really seen is that disaster preparedness work has really paid off with Eloise. The fact that agencies and government worked hard before the cyclone hit to evacuate people and we mobilized communities to raise awareness, means the death toll at least remains low, says Marie David, CARE Mozambique, Acting Assistant Country Director.
CARE Responds to Cyclone Eloise in Mozambique, Early Assessments Show Disaster Preparedness Paid Off
Maputo, Mozambique January 27 2021 – Cyclone Eloise hit Central East Mozambique on Saturday January 23 affecting some 250,000, damaging over 17,000 houses and displacing families, and leaving at least 7 people dead. While figures are still likely to rise, early response measures by NGOs, local organisations and government have helped to prevent more widescale destruction and loss of life.
“One thing that we have really seen is that disaster preparedness work has really paid off with Eloise. The fact that agencies and government worked hard before the cyclone hit to evacuate people and we mobilized communities to raise awareness, means the death toll at least remains low,” says Marie David, CARE Mozambique, Acting Assistant Country Director.