Period covered by this update: 17 April to 30 May 2013

CHF 266,514 was allocated from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) on 7 February 2013 to support the National Society in delivering assistance to 700 flood affected households or 3,500 beneficiaries. Unearmarked funds to repay DREF are encouraged.

Summary:

The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.

Homes, food reserves, livestock and crops were damaged or destroyed by the storms, which are unusual at this time of the year. More than 9,000 people need urgent assistance.

The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.

Zimbabwe - The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) has made a C$1 million contribution towards IOM’s humanitarian projects in Zimbabwe.

The funds, which are part of Canada's overall C$3.7 million contribution to IOM’s Humanitarian Compendium for 2013, will support major projects including the provision of emergency shelters, non-food relief items, and emergency health, water and sanitation interventions.

It will address current humanitarian needs of communities affected by internal displacement and provide them with access to basic services.

Jonga Kandemiiri
10.04.2013

WASHINGTON DC — The number of families affected by heavy rains and strong winds that hit Mberengwa East, Midlands province, last Wednesday has risen to 182.

According to Mberengwa East legislator Joram Gumbo, the heavy storm also killed 3 people and injured 6, who have since been treated and discharged.

Mr. Gumbo said of the families affected, 120 are under Chief Chizungu and 62 are from Chief Bhangwe’s area.

27/03/2013 - Heavy rains have pounded Southern African countries resulting in widespread flooding, destruction of property, and loss of lives. The floods took place in the midst of the lean season, in a situation of acute food insecurity affecting millions of people through the region. In Mozambique, the worst hit country, more than 250,000 people, mostly women and children, are affected by the crisis with about 190,000 temporary displaced since January 2013. Malawi, Botswana, Seychelles, Zambia and Zimbabwe have also been affected by the floods.

HARARE, 8 March 2013 (IRIN) - With rural-to-urban migration increasing in Zimbabwe and urban squatter camps growing, the shortage of affordable public housing has become a contentious issue.

According to the Ministry of National Housing and Special Amenities, there are approximately 1.2 million people on the government's national housing waiting list, although the exact figure is not known because most local authorities do not collect the necessary data.

Having learned from past disasters, Mozambique has developed a robust early warning system that covers river levels, rainfall forecasts and cyclone projections.