Death toll rises to nine after Cyclone Jude hits Mozambique
The Mozambican authorities have today raised the death toll from Cyclone Jude to nine, while the number of people injured remains at 20, according to a bulletin from the disaster….
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Cyclone Jude: UN emergency fund allocates US$6 million to assist people in Mozambique
Three days before Tropical Cyclone Jude made landfall in northern Mozambique, the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) allocated US$6 million to help hundreds of thousands of people ahead….
Mozambique: Nampula province with almost a thousand cases of cholera since October
The cholera outbreak in the Mozambican province of Nampula has caused almost a thousand infections since October, with nearly 400 new cases since the end of February, as well as….
Cyclone Jude: Six people died and 900 houses damaged in Mozambique
Cyclone Jude, which struck Mozambique on Monday, March 10th, bringing strong winds of up to 195 km/h and heavy rainfall exceeding 250mmin just 24 hours, has claimed at least six….
Mozambique: Japan donates 11 million USD to strengthen security in Cabo Delgado
The Government of Japan has provided 11 million dollars to reinforce community policing and border security in Cabo Delgado, the northern Mozambican province that has been plagued by insurgent attacks….
Cyclone Jude: UNICEF warns of risk of disease in children in Mozambique
The passage of tropical cyclone Jude, which has been affecting Mozambique since Monday (March 10), has already caused deaths and injuries in the Mossuril district in Nampula province. According to….
Tropical Cyclone Jude kills at least 6 people in Mozambique
Mozambique is one of the most affected countries by climate change. The three cyclones in the space of four months prove this, cyclone Chido hit northern Mozambique in December 2024,….
More than 40,000 people without electricity due to bad weather in northern Mozambique
A total of 40,245 people are without electricity in Nampula, in northern Mozambique, due to the bad weather in the province, caused by the approach of tropical cyclone Jude, Eletricidade….
IOM needs USD 6.4 million for cyclone victims in Mozambique
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) needs 6.4 million dollars to support some 240,000 people affected by cyclones Chido and Dikeledi in northern Mozambique. Cyclones Chido and Dikeledi hit the….
Tropical Cyclone Jude hits Mozambique
INAM warns of the entry into Mozambique on Monday (March 10) morning of tropical cyclone Jude, which will bring heavy rain and could cause wind gusts of up to 180….
Mozambique among the countries with highest increase in deaths from terrorism
Mozambique is among the countries with the highest increase in deaths from terrorism in 2024, the Institute for Economics and Peace announced. The Islamic State (IS) remains the deadliest organization,….
Mozambique featured in top 10 countries with the highest risk of natural disasters
As climate change crises intensify, it is only normal that natural disasters take a quantum leap. Mozambique was included in the World Risk Report 2024 top 10 countries list of….
Conflict and natural disasters increase the risk of child marriages in Mozambique
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has pointed to armed conflicts in Cabo Delgado and natural disasters in Mozambique as factors that increase the risk of early marriages in affected….
7,000 people could be without drinking water in north of Mozambique
The low level of water in the Locumué dam that supplies Lichinga, the provincial capital of Niassa, caused by the low and irregular rainfall in the region is creating a….
At least 29 deaths and 777 cases of cholera since October in two Mozambican provinces
Mozambique has registered 25 new cases in the last 24 hours, and there is a “considerable risk” of the outbreak worsening, particularly due to the rainy season that is currently….
UNICEF faces huge funding shortfall in Mozambique
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that it has only received 22 per cent of the funding needed for its operations in Mozambique. In its humanitarian situation report….
UN aid officials sound alarm on Mozambique’s triple crisis
Concluding a joint visit to Mozambique, senior United Nations humanitarian officials are appealing for urgent global action to address the country’s trio of crises: conflict, climate shocks, and a deteriorating….
Cholera continues to spread in Mozambique
Almost a hundred new cases of cholera were reported in the Mozambican province of Nampula. The number of cholera cases in the Mozambican province has risen to 579. At the….
Panic following movement of terrorists in northern Mozambique
Residents of Mocímboa da Praia district, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, are facing moments of panic following the reported movement of Islamist terrorists in the region. The….
Two moderate tropical cyclones could hit Mozambique
Two moderate tropical cyclones have formed in eastern Madagascar and could hit Mozambique, according to a warning from the National Institute of Meteorology (INAM). INAM informs that the phenomenon is….
Cholera confirmed in two more districts of the Mozambican province of Nampula
The health authorities in Nampula, northern Mozambique, have confirmed cases of cholera in two more districts of the province (Murrupula and Nampula), joining Mogovolas, which recorded 29 deaths due to….
Mozambique launches warning of fourth wave of flooding in Gaza province
The districts of Chicualacuala, Mapai, Chókwè, Guijá, and Chibuto, in Gaza province, could be affected by flooding in the coming week. The fourth wave of flooding is due to the….
Funding for Reconstruction and Resilience Plan awaits USAID statement in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique
The Northern Integrated Development Agency (ADIN) is awaiting a statement from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on whether or not new funding will continue for projects in….
Children are dying of malnutrition in Mozambique
A priest says that people are starving to death in Cabo Delgado and says that “it gets to the point of trying to eat the grass”. Father Manuel Faria coordinates….
UN says drought causes “unprecedented levels” of food insecurity in Mozambique
The United Nations says that the drought in Mozambique is causing unprecedented levels of food insecurity. The UN estimates that food insecurity caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon is….