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23-005-RO Alert Note Cyclone Freddy Emergency Response in Mozambique

Sustainable Energy Denmark (Vedvarende Energi) has submitted an alert note due to the cyclone Freddy that has hit Mozambique.

A significant humanitarian crisis is unfolding due to the cyclone Freddy, the longest-lasting cyclone ever recorded, with winds of 148 km/h with up to gusts of 213 km/h and heavy rainfall of more than 200mm.
Cyclone Freddy stuck Mozambique twice, on 25th of February and 12th of March. First in Inhambane Province, southern Mozambique, and then Quelimane District, Zambezia Province, in central Mozambique. According to the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), many families have been affected, and livelihoods dependent upon fishery and agriculture are severely disrupted throughout the affected areas.

Preliminary data from NIDM in Zambezia Province reports 4,001 families (22,116 persons) are affected, 21 deaths are confirmed, and 14 persons are injured. In addition, 1,900 houses are damaged (1,050) or destroyed (832), 14 health units are severely damaged, 9 roads are inaccessible (3,489 km), 38,100 hectares of croplands are destroyed, and 36 power lines are uprooted. Around 22,116 persons are now being accommodated in 35 accommodation centres.

Preliminary impact assessments from Quelimane District indicated that 30,000 people are without electricity. In Quelimane, the municipality consul reports the situation as critical, with its impact slightly above forecasts. The City is isolated by sea and air, all mobile phone networks are down, and public and private institutions, including the Provincial Hospital, are damaged. In addition, twenty schools are receiving families in need, as their homes have been destroyed or flooded, or collapsed from flooding.

The central government has begun the distribution of rice and flour, and other products in small quantities in some centres. However, no blankets and supplies have been distributed to prevent the spread of diseases, including cholera and malaria.

Government and partners are focusing on monitoring and evaluation, assessment of humanitarian assistance to those affected, and actions to mobilise resources and raise awareness of the population. For that, 15 boats, 3 drones, and 4 humanitarian agencies are on the ground, and 2 satellite phones have been issued.


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CALL OPENS 23-005-RO Cyclone Freddy in Southern Africa

Call for applications for DERF funding of rapid response interventions answering to the following humanitarian crisis:
Title: Cyclone Freddy in Southern Africa (Madagascar, Mozambique, Malawi)
Country and location(s): South-East and South-West of Madagascar, Zambezia, Sofala, Manica, Tete and Niassa provinces in Mozambique, Southern Malawi.
DERF Funding Modality: Applicants are to apply f