Cyclone reconstruction fund for Mozambique
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(3 Jul 2019) Portugal announced on Wednesday a new reconstruction fund for the most affected areas in Mozambique hit by Cyclone Idai and Kenneth.
Speaking at a news conference after the meeting with Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi, Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa expressed solidarity with the victims of the two tropical cyclones.
Nyusi, who is on a four-day official visit to Portugal, paid tribute to the Portuguese who were in the frontline in Mozambique with specialized search and rescue teams as well as with health aid after the disaster hit.
Cyclones Idai and Kenneth, which tore through southern Africa in March, killed more than 650 people in Mozambique.
A final death toll may never be known as some bodies were washed away.
The storms wiped out crops on the eve of harvest in one of the world's least developed countries, and many people will rely on food aid well into next year.
More than 1.3 million people require emergency food assistance after the tragedy.
The new funding aims at financing projects in health, education and other key social areas in vulnerable communities.
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Speaking at a news conference after the meeting with Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi, Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa expressed solidarity with the victims of the two tropical cyclones.
Nyusi, who is on a four-day official visit to Portugal, paid tribute to the Portuguese who were in the frontline in Mozambique with specialized search and rescue teams as well as with health aid after the disaster hit.
Cyclones Idai and Kenneth, which tore through southern Africa in March, killed more than 650 people in Mozambique.
A final death toll may never be known as some bodies were washed away.
The storms wiped out crops on the eve of harvest in one of the world's least developed countries, and many people will rely on food aid well into next year.
More than 1.3 million people require emergency food assistance after the tragedy.
The new funding aims at financing projects in health, education and other key social areas in vulnerable communities.
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