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UN responds to cyclone in Mozambique, earthquake in Vanuatu

·December 19, 2024·2 min read

The storm struck over the weekend, affecting at least 184,000 people. According to authorities, some 45 people have been killed and a further 500 injured, primarily in Cabo Delgado province. More than 35,000 homes were destroyed or severely damaged. Almost 50 health centres and nearly 150 schools were also damaged...

Around 90,000 children impacted by Cyclone Chido in Mozambique

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·December 18, 2024·2 min read

Current assessments show the storm destroyed or damaged over 35,000 homes, displaced thousands of families, and impacted more than 90,000 children, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday. Classrooms destroyed; infrastructure damaged According to the latest situation report, at least 174,000 people have been impacted overall but numbers may increase as...

Cyclone Mocha: urgent funding needed as hunger, diseases loom

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·May 23, 2023·3 min read

In Myanmar, the UN appealed on Tuesday for $333 million to assist 1.6 million of the most vulnerable people, many of whom have lost their homes as the cyclone hit the west of the country over a week ago. The UN’s top aid official in the country, Ramanathan Balakrishnan, told...

Dozens feared dead in Myanmar as Cyclone Mocha creates ‘nightmare scenario’

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·May 17, 2023·2 min read

With coastal winds recorded at up to 250 kilometers per hour making landfall off the Bay of Bengal, the storm tore through villages in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, leaving villagers to piece together their ruined homes while they wait for aid and support. According to news reports, Mocha ripped off roofs,...

Cyclone Mocha leaves ‘trail of devastation’ in Myanmar

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·May 16, 2023·3 min read

OCHA said that communities there had spent the day cleaning up, and counting the cost of the storm, categorized as Extremely Severe, when it smashed into Myanmar’s western states and regions on Sunday, with guests as strong as 250km per hour – continuing to lash some areas the day after, with heavy...

UN agencies brace for disaster as Cyclone Mocha intensifies in Bay of Bengal

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·May 13, 2023·3 min read

The very severe cyclonic storm is quickly strengthening in the Bay of Bengal, threatening the region with violent winds, flooding, and landslides that could potentially affect hundreds of thousands of the world’s most vulnerable people, said Clare Nullis, of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The agency’s regional specialized meteorological centre...

Malawi: Rights experts offer ‘heartfelt support and solidarity’, in wake of Cyclone Freddy

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·April 10, 2023·2 min read

“We extend our heartfelt support and solidarity to the hundreds of thousands affected by Freddy, the longest-lasting tropical cyclone ever recorded in the southern hemisphere,” the UN-appointed human rights experts said in a statement. “The cyclone has had a devastating toll on people across 14 districts – nearly half the country...

Southern Africa: Cyclone Freddy aftermath brings diseases, healthcare gaps

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·March 24, 2023·1 min read

The devastation caused by the cyclone in Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique has increased the spread of cholera and malaria, as well as malnutrition. Meanwhile, more than 300 health facilities have been destroyed or flooded in the three countries, limiting health care access. The cyclone’s destruction increased public health risks including...

Tropical cyclone Freddy set to further weaken cholera-hit Malawi

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·March 8, 2023·1 min read

“Malawi is really experiencing the deadliest cholera outbreak in its recorded history – nothing less than that – and the country is also struggling to respond to an earlier outbreak and ongoing COVID-19 cases across the nation,” said Rudolf Schwenk, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Malawi Representative. In an update to...

Tropical Cyclone Freddy on track to become record-breaking storm

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·March 7, 2023·2 min read

WMO continues to monitor the “remarkable” tropical storm, which has cut a destructive path across the two countries since it first developed a month ago. At least 21 people have been killed, and thousands more displaced, with the latest deaths reported in Madagascar on Monday. Major impact “Freddy is...

Early action saves lives, as Tropical Cyclone Freddy hits Mozambique

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·February 25, 2023·2 min read

Accurate early warnings and early action on the ground helped limit loss of life over the course of the cyclone, UN officials said. UN agencies delivered a host of supplies ahead of the approaching cyclone and are providing assistance to those in need. Currently, strong winds and high seas are...