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UK announces £1M and humanitarian team to support Mozambique after cyclone Eloise

Rafael Carvalho by Rafael Carvalho
January 27, 2021
in Africa, Aid, Diplomacy, FA, Government, Mozambique, Press Release
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Minister for Africa James Duddridge has announced the UK is providing up to £1M of emergency aid, from its UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office’s crisis reserve, as well as a team of relief workers on the ground to help those affected by Cyclone Eloise, in Mozambique.

The funding will support the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to help manage camps, provide emergency shelter and accommodation, and improve drainage and road access.

According to reports, 2,400 homes have been destroyed and another 4,700 have been damaged, particularly in the provinces of Sofala, Zambezia, Manica and Inhambane. More than 8,000 people have been forced to flee their homes and are being hosted in 28 accommodation centres. Torrential rainfall is expected over the coming weeks, which may cause more damage on top of that from the cyclone.

Minister for Africa James Duddridge said:

“Our thoughts are with those affected by Cyclone Eloise. Mozambique is now having to battle tackling the coronavirus pandemic, coupled with the aftermath of this cyclone. The UK will do all that it can to assist those in need.

“Our team of humanitarian experts, working with partners on the ground, will help establish what is needed, and the safest and quickest way of delivering it to the most vulnerable people.”

Also read: Mozambique: Portuguese minister finished visit on behalf of EU with ‘goals met’

A team of UK humanitarian experts arrived in Mozambique yesterday to help support the response to #CycloneEloise. They will be helping to assess the needs on the ground and getting relief, including #UKaid, to those in need https://t.co/Ebxhn2vQeQ

— James Duddridge MP (@JamesDuddridge) January 26, 2021

In 2020, following the aftermath of Cyclone Idai in 2019, the UK purchased a number of core supplies which were carefully pre-positioned to help support disaster preparedness. The UK is now working with the Government of Mozambique to urgently get these supplies to those in need. The items include:

  • 3,000 family tents, nearly 6,000 emergency shelter kits, 90 plastic rolls, and 12,000 plastic sheets which can help to provide emergency accommodation;
  • 6,000 hygiene kits which include basic items such as soap;
  • 5,000 kitchen kits, providing basics such as plates for those that have lost their homes; and
  • 600 latrine slabs, so people can use the toilet safely and reducing the risk of disease spreading.

The Mozambique Red Cross Society (CVM) has received just under £300,000 (CHF 359,689) from the UK-funded Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF), to provide immediate shelter support for 500 households while ensuring the most urgent water, sanitation and health needs of 5,000 people are met.

Specialist flood risk assessments, compiled by a consortium including the universities of Reading and Bristol and funded by the UK Government, have been used to help humanitarians anticipate which areas are likely to be hit the hardest and to plan supplies and staffing. This partnership follows a request by the United Nations following similar UK support during the response to Cyclone Idai.

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Currently the Managing Editor of furtherafrica.com, I am passionate about writing, in its myriad forms. As I started writing and editing content about Africa, I came to the realisation that, just like our ancestors hailed from the motherland, so is the future, too, very much African-oriented. Join me then, as we learn more about a future that is welcoming, multicultural and full of promise. The future that is Africa.

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