Following the severe flooding in southern and central Mozambique, an estimated 150,000 people have been affected and the situation is expected to get worse in the next two months. World Vision Mozambique estimated that an effective response would require roughly US$1 million and the aid would be used to meet the needs of 50,000 people affected by flooding.
It is reported that although the flooding is subsiding in some areas, it is still too early for anyone to return home. Hundreds of people are spending nights along the road without shelter, clothing and food in Guija district, one of the most affected by floods in southern Mozambique. According to an update from the WV Mozambique office, children crying are heard everywhere, and the cause of their misery is hunger. Children are also exposed to mosquito bites.
Flora Chauque, a mother of six said, “if we could have at least tents, dishes, buckets and mosquito nets, the situation would be minimized until we are able to go home.”
Flora is one of 200 families which benefited from the water purifiers distributed by World Vision to displaced people to avoid cholera outbreak. According to Chivongoene Area Development Programme Manager, Agostinho Chambule, World Vision has also been working closely with the government to build latrines for the affected families.
Other supplies provided by World Vision in Guija district include hygiene kits, blankets, soap, buckets and jerry cans.
Over the next six months, World Vision will continue to carry out its interventions in partnership with the affected communities, the government of Mozambique and other organizations. These planned interventions include:
- Direct food assistance to at least 50,000 individuals in three districts
- Construction of latrines; provision of water purifiers; promote good hygiene practices; disseminate key messages on diarrhoea and cholera prevention
- Provision of household and hygiene kits, shelter implements, and seeds and agricultural tools
- Provision of child friendly space kits; train community focal points for child protection in resettlement camps
- Reconstruction of one ADP office
Donations will be used to help World Vision acquire, ship and deliver emergency response materials. In the unlikely event that donations exceed the amount needed for this response, excess funds will be used in similar or future response efforts.
Read Antionio Matimbe’s iReport story (with photos and video) on CNN.
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