The UN says about 1.85 million people have now been affected by Cyclone Idai and its aftermath in Mozambique alone
Evacuees from Buzi vilage carry their belongings as they arrive at a displacement center near the airport, after Cyclone Idai, in Beira, Mozambique, March 25, 2019.
"Some will be in critical, life threatening situations. Some will sadly have lost their livelihoods, which whilst an appalling tragedy is not immediately life threatening,” OCHA coordinator Sebastian Rhodes Stampa said.The United Nations is also making an emergency appeal for $282 million for the next three months to help Mozambique start recovering.
Authorities in Mozambique say that with a key road open to the badly-damaged city of Beira, conditions on the ground improving and more international help arriving, vital aid to those hit by Cyclone Idai should now flow more freely. In Mozambique, the number of dead has risen to 446 while there are 259 dead in Zimbabwe and at least 56 dead in Malawi for a three-nation total of 761.
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