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UN chief appeals for resources for Cyclone Kenneth-hit areas
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New York [USA], Apr 29 (ANI): The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres appealed to the international community for further resources as Cyclone Kenneth made landfall in Mozambique and Comoros, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
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Mozambique: Thousands evacuated as Cyclone Kenneth made landfall on Thursd
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Maputo [Mozambique], Apr 26 (ANI): Within a month of recovery from the devastating trail of Cyclone Idai that left more than 1000 dead, the Mozambican government on Thursday announced the evacuation of more than 30,000 people residing as Cyclone Kenneth made its landfall in the eastern co
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Mozambique: Human Rights Watch urges probe as cyclone victims 'forced to t
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Maputo [Mozambique], Apr 26 (ANI): Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday urged Mozambique authorities to investigate and prosecute alleged sexual exploitation of Cyclone Idai victims by local officials in exchange for food and aid.
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Mozambique: Mass vaccination campaign launched amid rise in cholera cases
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Beira [Mozambique], Apr 4 (ANI): Health authorities here on Wednesday launched a six-day mass vaccination campaign to prevent the spread of cholera that killed at least three people with most cases reported in the cyclone-ravaged port city of Beira.
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Cyclone Idai: Death toll rises to 417 in Mozambique
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Maputo [Mozambique], Mar 24 (ANI): 417 people have lost their lives in Mozambique, while over 1,500 people have been injured due to Cyclone Idai until now, according to Mozambican minister Celso Correia.
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India sends another ship to cyclone-hit Mozambique
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): To speed up humanitarian operations, India will send another ship, INS Magar, loaded with relief materials to Mozambique, one of the three countries along with Zimbabwe and Malawi severely affected by Cyclone Idai, leaving hundreds dead and thousands displace
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Operation Sahayata: India extends aid to Mozambique following Cyclone Idai
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Maputo [Mozambique], Mar 23 (ANI): India has extended support in helping Mozambique deal with the aftermath of the high-end, Category -2 storm Cyclone Idai which has destroyed multiple villages and left hundreds dead.
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Cyclone Idai one of Africa's worst disasters: UN
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [USA], Mar 21 (ANI): Cyclone Idai is one of the worst disasters to hit southern Africa in living memory, according to the United Nations.
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Cyclone Idai: 3 days of mourning in Mozambique, UN calls emergency getting
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Maputo [Mozambique], Mar 20 (ANI): President Filipe Nyusi on Wednesday declared three days of national mourning after days of torrential rain and flooding killed more than 200 people and left a trail of destruction across southeast Africa.
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First responder to Cyclone Idai: India provides HADR to Mozambique
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Beira [Mozambique], Mar 20 (ANI): India's three naval ships have reached Port Beira of Mozambique, which has been ravaged by Cyclone Idai, and have delivered the first batch of Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) stores including food, medicines and clothing to the Maputo's
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Did not anticipate Cyclone Idai's intensity: Zimbabwe Defence Minister
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Chimanimani [Zimbabwe], Mar 19 (ANI) : Zimbabwe's Minister of Defence, Oppah Muchinguri, on Tuesday said that her government failed to anticipate the magnitude of Cyclone Idai.
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Cyclone Idai: President Nyusi says over 1,000 people may have died in Moza
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Maputo [Mozambique], Mar 19 (ANI): Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi on Monday said that Cyclone Idai, which made landfall in Mozambique and other neighbouring countries, might have claimed the lives of more than 1,000 people, as torrential rains showed no signs of abating.
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