Cyclone Eloise Emergency Response Mozambique - OXFAM
Descrição
The Tropical Cyclone Eloise made landfall in Sofala Province in early hours of 23 January 2021 as Category 2 Tropical cyclone. The cyclone came with winds of 140km/hour causing the destruction of houses and other infrastructures and farm fields and heavy rain of 250mm in 24 hours causing floods in his pathways specially around Buzi district. The cyclone affected the very same areas that were devasted by the IDAI cyclone two year ago and cyclone Chalane 2 weeks before. About 441.686 people were affected, 35,937 people (9,237 families) were displaced, 11 lost their lives, 56.364 houses affected, and 43.327 people have been displaced.
The displaced people and infrastructure affected (hospitals, schools, public building, roads, bridges, etc) were the same that were displaced and devasted by IDAI and Chalane cyclone. It means that that the resilience to resist the cyclone shocks is very reduced. The Buzi district, on the downstream of Buzi river, was on the most devasted areas with more than 143.000 people affected.
OXFAM EMERGENCY RESPONSE
With START FUND, Oxfam in Mozambique, and its locals’ partners Kulima Sofala and AJOAGO, responded to the crisis in the most devasted areas in Sofala Province: Beira city, Nhamatanda and Buzi District, providing WASH support to the affected people in at least 16 resettlement camps. The main support included the provision of 13.749 Hygiene Kits,11.078 Dignity Kits, 18.160 benefited of potable Water, via water trucking, 2.293 Temporary latrines were constructed include disability latrines kits, 21.182 benefited from Hygiene and Sanitation Promotion including COVID-19 preventive measures and 5. 912 from Safeguarding (Protection) measures. Some activities were effectuated in coordination with other activities, for example, the construction of temporaries’ latrines was built with slabs and tarpaulins provided in kind by UNICEF.
The displaced people and infrastructure affected (hospitals, schools, public building, roads, bridges, etc) were the same that were displaced and devasted by IDAI and Chalane cyclone. It means that that the resilience to resist the cyclone shocks is very reduced. The Buzi district, on the downstream of Buzi river, was on the most devasted areas with more than 143.000 people affected.
OXFAM EMERGENCY RESPONSE
With START FUND, Oxfam in Mozambique, and its locals’ partners Kulima Sofala and AJOAGO, responded to the crisis in the most devasted areas in Sofala Province: Beira city, Nhamatanda and Buzi District, providing WASH support to the affected people in at least 16 resettlement camps. The main support included the provision of 13.749 Hygiene Kits,11.078 Dignity Kits, 18.160 benefited of potable Water, via water trucking, 2.293 Temporary latrines were constructed include disability latrines kits, 21.182 benefited from Hygiene and Sanitation Promotion including COVID-19 preventive measures and 5. 912 from Safeguarding (Protection) measures. Some activities were effectuated in coordination with other activities, for example, the construction of temporaries’ latrines was built with slabs and tarpaulins provided in kind by UNICEF.
Palavra-chave: cyclone chalane
