Mozambique prepares for cholera after cyclone wreaks havoc (Photo: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko)
1 / 4Workers offload food aid from a South African National Defence Force helicopter in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai in BuziWorkers offload food aid from a South African National Defence Force helicopter in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai in Buzi, near Beira, Mozambique, March 25, 2019. REUTERS/Mike HutchingsBy Emma Rumney
Water has been slowly receding and there was no rain in Beira on Monday, meaning some roads have become passable. But the size of the disaster zone means getting aid to the most needy is still difficult. "We have a lot of diarrhoea, but teams are working on the ground to say whether it is really cholera or not. But as I said there will be cholera," Correia said.
United Nations aid chief Mark Lowcock said on Monday that the world body was appealing for $282 million to fund a response to the disaster in Mozambique for the next three months. This would cover relief including health, water and sanitation, he told reporters. "We lost all our perishables after Cyclone Idai," Chipinge resident Kudakwashe Mapungwana said."Since then we have no electricity at all and women are busy buying charcoal which is very expensive."
The death toll in Mozambique could rise steeply as receding floodwaters allow rescuers to access remote areas or if waterborne diseases like cholera gain a foothold.
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