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Displaced Mozambicans arrive at a warehouse for aid after Cyclone Idai hit the area, in Beira, Mozambique, on 20 March 2019. Picture: AFP

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Mozambique deplores meagre aid for post-cyclone recovery

By AFP

International aid organisations say some communities are still living in makeshift shelters and are vulnerable to climate change-related disasters.

  • FILE: People walk on the flooded street of Buzi, central Mozambique, on 20 March 2019 after the passage of the cyclone Idai. International aid agencies raced on 20 March to rescue survivors and meet spiralling humanitarian needs in three impoverished countries battered by one of the worst storms to hit southern Africa in decades. Picture: AFP

    One year on, Mozambique still reels from Cyclone Idai

    Cyclone Idai struck in March last year sweeping away homes, roads and bridges, leaving around 700 people dead and displaced 1.5 million others.

    797 days ago
  • Residents stand next to a road partially destroyed by floods after heavy downpours in Pemba, on 28 April 2019, after the destruction caused by Cyclone Kenneth. Picture: AFP

    Donors pledge $1.2 billion to rebuild Mozambique after cyclones - UN

    The announcement was made by the country’s President Filipe Nyusi at the end of a two-day International Conference of Donors that drew around 700 participants from international organisations, donors, the private sector and civil society to the city of Beira.

    1078 days ago
  • FILE: A little girl stands on the porch of her house in the Paquite district of Pemba on 29 April 2019, as Cyclone Kenneth hit northern Mozambique, killing 38 and destroying thousands of home. Picture: AFP

    Mozambique chases post-cyclone funds target of $3.2bn

    A study conducted by aid organisations has determined that Mozambique will need to reach a target of $3.2 billion in order to rebuild infrastructure ravaged in two deadly cyclones.

    1081 days ago
  • FILE: People wait in line for food at a relief camp set up for victims of Cyclone Idai who have fled to Beira. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN

    Mozambique on a drive to raise post-cyclones reconstruction funds

    The storms smashed into Mozambique in March and April 2019, hitting the centre and north of the country just six weeks apart.

    1081 days ago
  • Victims of Cyclone Idai stand in line to receive food and water from the relief boats next to the Buzi River. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN

    ANALYSIS: Safeguarding women after disasters: some progress, but not enough

    Women in disaster zones are frequently targeted by sexual predators who take advantage of their vulnerability.

    1098 days ago
  • Children receive cholera vaccinations in northern Mozambique after cyclones Kenneth and Idai. Picture: Unicef

    Cholera vaccinations administered in cyclone-battered Mozambique

    A cholera vaccination campaign is being implemented by authorities in Mozambique. This comes after more than 1,000 cases of the disease were confirmed in Beira in April after Cyclone Idai battered the city in March.

    1106 days ago
  • Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Lindiwe Sisulu. Picture: Dirco.

    Sisulu to assess Cyclone Kenneth damage during Mozambique visit

    South Africa gave R135 million to the governments of Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi to help rescue and rebuilding operations after Cyclone Idai in March.

    1112 days ago
  • FILE: This handout picture released and taken on 26 April 2019 by the World Food Programme shows the battered coast of Wimbi Beach in Pemba as Cyclone Kenneth hit the north coast of Mozambique in Cabo Delgado province. Picture: AFP

    Cyclone Kenneth: Death toll in Mozambique jumps to 38

    Cyclone Kenneth made landfall on Mozambique’s northern coast on Thursday, packing storm surges and wind gusts of up to 280 km per hour.

    1113 days ago
  • The destruction wrought by Cyclone Kenneth. Picture: @UNOCHA_ROSEA/Twitter

    Floods destroy homes, trap families in cyclone-hit Mozambique

    Floods and rains that followed sent brown water coursing through the streets of the province’s main city Pemba on Sunday and submerged roads leading to remote areas to the north and south.

    1113 days ago
  • FILE: This handout picture released and taken on 26 April 2019 by the World Food Programme shows the battered coast of Wimbi Beach in Pemba as Cyclone Kenneth hit the north coast of Mozambique in Cabo Delgado province. Picture: AFP

    United Nations gives Mozambique $13m for Cyclone Kenneth damage

    Cyclone Kenneth hit the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado late on Thursday, flattening entire villages with winds of up to 280km/h.

    1113 days ago
  • People stand by damaged houses and fallen trees on April 25, 2019 in Moroni after tropical storm Kenneth hit Comoros before heading to recently cyclone-ravaged Mozambique. Picture: AFP

    Mozambique braces for violent floods after Cyclone Kenneth

    The first floods have already been seen in some parts of Pemba, the capital of Cabo Delgado province, as well as in surrounding areas, lashed by heavy rain since daybreak, AFP journalists reported.

    1114 days ago
  • FILE: This handout picture released and taken on 26 April 2019 by the World Food Programme shows the battered coast of Wimbi Beach in Pemba as Cyclone Kenneth hit the north coast of Mozambique in Cabo Delgado province. Picture: AFP

    Heavy rains threaten floods in cyclone-hit Mozambique

    Cyclone Kenneth is forecast to bring twice as much rain in Mozambique’s north, prone to flooding and landslides, over the coming days, the UN World Food Programme has warned.

    1115 days ago
  • FILE: This handout picture released and taken on 26 April 2019 by the World Food Programme shows the battered coast of Wimbi Beach in Pemba as Cyclone Kenneth hit the north coast of Mozambique in Cabo Delgado province. Picture: AFP

    Storm-struck Mozambique must revamp climate preparations: Graca Machel

    Cyclone Kenneth was the most powerful storm on record to hit that part of the country and came just six weeks after Cyclone Idai.

    1116 days ago
  • FILE: This handout picture released and taken on 26 April 2019 by the World Food Programme shows the battered coast of Wimbi Beach in Pemba as Cyclone Kenneth hit the north coast of Mozambique in Cabo Delgado province. Picture: AFP

    First death as Cyclone Kenneth smashes into Mozambique

    Category three Cyclone Kenneth, packing winds of 160 kilometres an hour, struck the north coast's Cabo Delgado province late Thursday after swiping the Comoros islands.

    1116 days ago
  • This handout picture taken on 25 April 2019 and provided by the World Food Programme shows the battered coast of Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, where cyclone Kenneth is expected. Picture: AFP

    Cyclone Kenneth leaves trail of destruction across Mozambique

    The category four storm battered northern parts of the country with winds gusting up to 280km/h after killing three people on the island nation of Comoros on Thursday.

    1116 days ago
  • FILE: People wait in line for food at a relief camp set up for victims of Cyclone Idai who have fled to Beira. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN

    HRW laments sex-for-aid trade faced by Mozambican cyclone survivors

    'The sexual exploitation of women struggling to feed their families after Cyclone Idai is revolting and cruel and should be stopped immediately.'

    1117 days ago
  • Picture: Nasa/Unsplash

    Cyclone Kenneth: Mozambique braces itself for landing of storm

    The cyclone is expected to make landfall in the country on Thursday evening just weeks after Cyclone Idai ripped through Beira, leaving hundreds dead.

    1117 days ago
  • Trainees are put through their paces during a rescue operation course. Picture: @ResQSA/Twitter

    Rescue SA team on standby to help Moz deal with latest cyclone

    Tropical Cyclone Kenneth is not expected to be as powerful as Cyclone Idai which struck Mozambique over a month ago but the impact could be even more severe, with more than half a million people at risk this time.

    1117 days ago
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