Climate Change and the Devastation of Rural Communities in Mozambican Regions: UNICEF Mission Mission Mission in Cabo Delgado

Studies say the cyclones are getting worse because of climate change. Poor countries in southern Africa which contribute a small amount to global warming, have to deal with large humanitarian crises and call on more help from rich nations to deal with the impact of climate change is what they can leave.

The cyclones bring the risk of flooding and landslides, but also stagnant pools of water may later spark deadly outbreaks of the waterborne disease cholera as well as dengue fever and malaria.

In the southern African and southeastern Indian Ocean, a number of strong storms have lashed the area in recent years. More than 1,300 people were killed in a single storm in 2019. More than one thousand people were killed when a storm named Freddy roared across several countries last year.

UNICEF Mozambique spokesman Guy Taylor said in a video posted by the group from Cabo Delgado’s regional capital that alongside the immediate impact of the cyclone, communities now face the prospect of being cut off from schools and health facilities for weeks.

“Many homes, schools and health facilities have been partially or completely destroyed and we are working closely with government to ensure continuity of essential basic services,” UNICEF said. “While we are doing everything we can, additional support is urgently needed.”

The death toll of the French island Mayotte caused by a tropical typhoon triggered by Cyclone Chido

Chido ripped through the southwestern Indian Ocean on Friday and Saturday, affecting the surrounding islands of Comoros and Madagascar. Mayotte was directly in the cyclone’s path, though, and took the brunt. Chido brought winds in excess of 220 kph (136 mph), according to the French weather service, making it a category 4 cyclone, the second strongest on the scale.

Pope Francis offered prayers for the victims of the storm while on a visit to Corsica, while French President said he was closely monitoring the situation.

140 more people were due to be sent to Mayotte from France and Reunion on Sunday, to help with the rescue efforts in the area. Military aircraft and ships were receiving supplies.

South Africa is located in the area of CAPE TOWN. At least 11 people have died after Cyclone Chido caused devastating damage in the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, France’s Interior Ministry said Sunday.

The impact of the storm has been on the east coast of Africa and aid agencies are warning of more death and destruction.

Mayotte Prefect François-Xavier Bieuville, the top French government official in Mayotte, told local TV station Mayotte la 1ere on Sunday that the death toll was several hundred people and could even be in the thousands.

The southeastern Indian Ocean was hit by a tropical storm. Mayotte was directly in the path of the cyclone and suffered extensive damage on Saturday, officials said. It was the worst typhoon to hit Mayotte in ninety years, according to the prefect of Mayotte.

According to Bruno Retailleau, the death toll in Mayotte will be high and the island has been devastated.

The main hospital and airport on Mayotte have been damaged or destroyed, according to the new Prime Minister Franois Bayrou. He said many people living in precarious shacks in slum areas have faced very serious risks.

Chido, the strongest cyclone on the scale of human life, struck Mayotte, France’s most disadvantaged island and EU’s worst island

Chido brought winds in excess of 220 kph (136 mph), according to the French weather service, making it a category 4 cyclone, the second strongest on the scale.

Mayotte has a population of just over 300,000 spread over two main islands about 800 kilometers (500 miles) off Africa’s east coast. It is France’s most disadvantaged island and the EU’s worst area. Many trees were uprooted, boats were flipped or sunk, and whole neighborhoods were flattened during the storm.

Bieuville, the Mayotte prefect, said it would be extremely hard to count all the dead and many might never be recorded, partly due to the Muslim tradition of burying people within 24 hours of their deaths and also because of many undocumented migrants living on the island.

He said Mayotte’s poor slums of metal shacks and other informal structures had suffered terrible damage after a storm hit and that authorities were struggling to get a count of dead and injured.

French authorities said more than 800 more personnel were expected to arrive in the coming days as rescuers comb through the devastation caused by Chido when it hit the densely populated archipelago of around 300,000 people on Saturday.