The response to Cyclone Idai on a state level shows the impact of poverty on states’ abilities to prevent death as a result of disasters and create emergency response infrastructure. Cyclone Idai is a recent event that impacted the coastal African country of Mozambique, reaching so far inland with such devastating force that it even managed to impact the neighboring,… Read more »
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is addressing the humanitarian needs of populations affected by Cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe, Malawi, in addition to the ongoing response in Mozambique after an appeal was launched earlier this week. Zimbabwe The hardest hit province is Manicaland where Chimanimani and Chipinge districts remain inaccessible due to heavy rains, strong winds, earth sliding which has damaged… Read more »
JOHANNESBURG Cholera cases in Mozambique among survivors of a devastating cyclone have shot up to 139, officials said, as nearly 1 million vaccine doses were rushed to the region and health workers desperately tried to improvise treatment space for victims. Cholera causes acute diarrhea, is spread by contaminated food and water and can kill within hours if not treated. The… Read more »