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Add to Preferred SourcesBangula settlement in Nsanje District, in the south of Malawi, is an arduous five-kilometer walk from the border with Mozambique.
It is a walk that approximately 2 000 Mozambicans have made since they were displaced a month ago by the floods caused by Cyclone Idai. The settlement is also a temporary home to approximately 3 500 Malawians from surrounding villages who were also displaced.
Being predominately a smallholder farming community, their homes, belongings and livelihoods were all washed away by the floods. They are now at Bangula, waiting for the earth to dry so they can go home and begin rebuilding their lives.
The emergency response to assist the 81 000 people in the district affected by the floods is being coordinated by the Government of Malawi, the United Nations, development partners, and non-governmental organizations.
“We need continued support so that all the people in this settlement get the help they need so they can return home and live in dignity,” Mr. Sidibé said.
On a visit to the camp, Michel Sidibé, UNAIDS Executive Director, heard that while some amenities are being provided, there is not enough shelter for everyone and there is no lighting at night, which exacerbates vulnerabilities, especially of women and children.
Original source: UNAIDS
Published on 18 April 2019