thousands of houses destroyed, the number of victims is increasing: helpers in Mozambique, reports about severe devastation caused by cyclone “Kenneth”. Mainly of massive rain is preparing you now.
By the tropical hurricane “Kenneth” in Mozambique and in the Comoros, at least eight people were killed. Prime Minister Carlos Do Rosario spoke at a visit to the disaster area of five deaths. Yesterday, the authorities had confirmed three Deaths on the island state of the Comoros.
cyclone causes heavy damage to
The cyclone was initially pulled over the Comoros and in the night of Friday, then in the North of Mozambique on the country. Around 3,500 homes in Parts of the province of Cabo Delgado have been damaged, according to the authorities, partly or fully. A spokesman for the rescue forces said, on the holiday island of Ibo, 90 percent of all houses were destroyed. According to the Red cross, the power went out in up to nine districts. Overall, the authorities brought in about 18,000 people in shelters.
cyclone “Kenneth” destroyed Mozambique’s roads.
“I have been working for three decades in disaster relief. But this is something I’ve never seen”, – said the head of the private relief organization CARE. On Ibo 100,000 people are in desperate need of help. Agricultural land, markets, production sites were destroyed.
authorities warn of Flooding
in the Meantime, Kenneth has weakened, “” according to the civil protection and applies only as a “tropical depression”. In the North of Mozambique, heavy rains prepare the helpers now. They fear that the water Floods in masses in the coming days, and landslides could result.
“We Worry because of flash floods and landslides in the next time and it should come in the long term, to severe Flooding, also due to diseases that are transmitted through the water,” said Matthew Carter of the International red cross and red Crescent movement. The UN office for the coordination of humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) warned of “severe Flooding” in the Region, as well as heavy rain in the South of Tanzania.
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