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On January 13, 2025, Tropical Cyclone Dikeledi made landfall in Mozambique, causing widespread humanitarian needs across Nampula Province. The cyclone's destructive high-intensity winds and heavy rainfall resulted in significant damage to housing, livelihoods, and critical infrastructure, exacerbating pre-existing vulnerabilities and severely undermining community resilience.
Preliminary findings from the Initial Rapid Assessment (IRA), conducted by the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) in collaboration with Mozambique’s National Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (INGD), estimate that approximately 56,729 households (234,104 individuals) have been affected. Among them, an estimated 37,456(1) inividuals are living with diverse disabilities, including physical, cognitive, sensory, and psychosocial impairments. As of January 20, preliminary data indicates that 31,898 houses have sustained partial damage, while 24,101 houses have been completely destroyed, resulting in a total of 55,999 damaged shelters across the province.
The most severely affected districts include Ilha de Mozambique (50,349 individuals), Mossuril (44,390), Monapo (44,287), Nacala Porto (25,394), Angoche (23,991), and Mogincual (16,500), which collectively account for 88 per cent of the impacted population. These figures are expected to be updated as ongoing data collection continues to confirm the full scale of the impact across the province.
Immediate priority needs identified include Shelter and Non-food items (NFIs), Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) interventions, followed by food and healthcare services. Priority NFIs include tarpaulins, mosquito nets, and mattresses. Joint multi-sectoral needs assessments, led by INGD in collaboration with humanitarian partners, are underway to continuously evaluate the evolving needs and living conditions of the affected populations.
(1) Persons with disability is calculated as the disability prevalence (16%) multiplied by the total affected population.