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Add to Preferred SourcesA total of 33,435 Mozambican have now received shelter aid to replace destroyed roofs, or full tents—in a concerted international response to devastation brought by Cyclone Idai, one of the worst natural disasters to strike this African nation in decades.
Nearly two-thirds of those beneficiaries—some 20,450 people—have been directly assisted by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and its international partners, including Oxfam, Save the Children, Red Cross, Care, World Vision and Samaritan’s Purse. Since the start of the humanitarian response, IOM has received in-kind contributions of shelter material and non-food items from Italy, United Kingdom, US, and Switzerland. On behalf of the shelter cluster, IOM is coordinating the distribution of those materials via its partners.
Two and a half weeks after Cyclone Idai made landfall in this Southern African nation, its impact can be seen everywhere in this port city: downed power lines; forests uprooted and trees scattered across roads and farmland; thousands of families waiting for shelter in schools that were set to open this week for spring classes.
To those obstacles here in Mozambique’s second-largest city, there are others to mention, even more dire. Reports of malaria are being added to an earlier-reported scourge: cholera.
United Nations and government officials agree at least 1.85 million people have been affected by Cyclone Idai in Mozambique. IOM is appealing for USD 36.4 million for its emergency response for the next six months. The United Nations is urgently seeking an additional USD 282 million of relief aid over the next three months to 30 June 2019.
Parallel to shelter distribution, IOM is also active on supporting the government on camp set-up and camp coordination. IOM has identified over 105,000 needy Mozambicans in 115 temporary settlements just in Sofala, the province whose largest city is Beira.
Original source: IOM
Published on 02 April 2019