HIGHLIGHTS
● The numbers of affected people continue to rise across the three affected provinces of Cabo Delgado, Nampula, and Niassa as assessment and response teams access more areas and data collection has expanded.
● Response efforts are ongoing to address the priority needs on Shelter/NFIs, Food, WASH, Health and Protection services, but overstretched capacities and decreasing stockpiles pose challenges for rapid scale-up of assistance.
● The Mozambique Humanitarian Country Team and Development Cooperation Partners are mobilizing resources to support the government in addressing the priority needs of the affected people.
SITUATION OVERVIEW
The numbers of affected people from Cyclone Chido continue to rise with assessment and response teams managing to reach more areas and data collection expanding across the affected regions. According to the latest information from the National Institute for Disaster Management (INGD), an estimated 65,282 families equivalent to 329,510 people were affected by the devastation wrought by the cyclone’s high winds and torrential rains across the provinces of Cabo Delgado, Nampula and Niassa. Approximately 217,000 affected people are from Cabo Delgado Province, further compounding the vulnerabilities of IDPs and host community members who continue to grapple with the ongoing conflict.
Damage to shelters is severe - with 39,133 houses reported destroyed and 13,343 houses sustaining damages, leaving many families without shelter or necessities and exposing them to further protection risks. The onset of the rainy season will further exacerbate their vulnerability. Damages to 49 health facilities have disrupted the provision of services, while damages to water systems have left many communities without access to clean water, increasing the risks of disease outbreaks.
Seeds already distributed were destroyed by the cyclone. It is crucial to urgently replenish these lost seeds to prevent reliance on external aid.
Response efforts are ongoing with humanitarian partners mobilizing assistance to address the priority needs, but challenges such as overstretched capacities and dwindling stockpiles are hampering the scale-up of aid.
Disclaimer
- UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
- To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit https://www.unocha.org/.