Mozambique survivors fear spread of diseases

(26 Mar 2019) Cyclone-ravaged Mozambique faces a "second disaster" from cholera and other diseases, the World Health Organisation warned on Tuesday, while relief operations pressed into rural areas where an unknown number of people remain without aid more than 10 days after Cyclone Idai.
Emergency responders raced to contain deadly diseases such as cholera, which authorities have said will break out as more than a quarter-million displaced people shelter in camps with little or no clean water and sanitation.
Many wells were contaminated by the floods.
One displacement camp near the airport in Beira is getting more crowded every day, with hundreds now living in close proximity to each other in emergency shelters.
Local people say they are worried that diseases will start to break out.
The death toll in Mozambique from the cyclone has risen to 468, according to Mozambican authorities cited by the Portuguese news agency Lusa.
There are also 259 dead in Zimbabwe and at least 56 dead in Malawi, but authorities have warned the numbers are "very preliminary."
More bodies will be found as floodwaters drain away.

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