MAPUTO, (CAJ News) – MOZAMBIQUE is battling cyclone recovery and lack of funding two years after Cyclone Idai left a trail of destruction.
Three cyclones have hit the country over the past two years, the most recent being Cyclone Eloise at the start of 2021.
According to the aid agency, CARE, over 104 000 people continue to live in resettlement sites and accommodation centres as a result of the Idai.
Cyclone Idai killed over 1 000 people and destroyed more than 100 000 homes.
In northern Mozambique, where Cyclone Kenneth hit in 2019, nearly 670 000 people are currently displaced.
Insecurity caused by Islamist groups continues to expand in scale, scope and complexity, pointing to potential further deterioration and additional displacement in 2021.
2 years since Cyclone Idai and Mozambique has already faced an additional 3 cyclones
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Maputo, Mozambique, 12 March, 2021 – Two years after Cyclone Idai left a trail of destruction across parts of Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, Mozambique is once again battling with cyclone recovery and lack of funding. In Central Mozambique, over 104,000 people continue to live in resettlement sites and accommodation centres as a result of the 3 cyclones that have hit the same area of the country over the past 2 year – the most recent at the start of 2021.
In Northern Mozambique, where cyclone Kenneth hit in 2019, nearly 670,000 people are currently displaced, with the insecurity continuing to expand in scale, scope and complexity, pointing to potential further deterioration and additional displacement in 2021.
CARE offices in Mozambique and Zimbabwe prepare to respond as Storm Eloise looks set to worsen into a Cyclone over the weekend
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Maputo, Mozambique, 21, January 2021 - CARE Mozambique is currently working to secure premises, equipment, vehicles and archives as well as evacuate staff ahead of the arrival of tropical storm Eloise which has now developed into a potentially devastating cyclone, that is forecast to hit parts of southern and Central Mozambique early on the 23rd January before moving south to Zimbabwe.
CARE Zimbabwe staff are also closely monitoring the situation as Eloise is expected to make landfall there the 24/25th of January. CARE has surge capacity in country and prepositioned stocks to quickly respond as the need arises.
21st Jan 2021
Photo: Central and Southern Zimbabwe has been experiencing heavy flooding since 14 January. This photo shows the situation in Gweru Town the capital of Midlands Province. This same area is now in the path of Cyclone Eloise.
Maputo, Mozambique, 21, January 2021 - CARE Mozambique is currently working to secure premises, equipment, vehicles and archives as well as evacuate staff ahead of the arrival of tropical storm Eloise which has now developed into a potentially devastating cyclone, that is forecast to hit parts of southern and Central Mozambique early on the 23rd January before moving south to Zimbabwe.
CARE Zimbabwe staff are also closely monitoring the situation as Eloise is expected to make landfall there the 24/25th of January. CARE has surge capacity in country and prepositioned stocks to quickly respond as the need arises.