Alert Note: Intense Cyclone Chido Emergency Response in Mozambique

Vedvarende Energi (VE) has submitted an alert due to the Cyclone Chido Emergency Response in Mozambique .

The category 4 Cyclone Chido, has affected large parts of provinces Cabo Delgado (Pemba, Mecufi, Chiure, Ancuabe districts), and Nampula (Erati, Memba districts). The number of affected people continues to rise. By 27 Dec. 453,971 pers. were affected across five provinces. Cabo Delgado and Nampula account for 98% of the affected population, with 272,382 and 175,169, respectively.

By 31 Dec. the estimate was more than 680,000 across Cabo Delgado, Nampula and Niassa. 120 deaths and 868 injuries are reported. TThe cyclone has damaged or destroyed app 100,000 homes in Nampula and Cabo Delgado. It is estimated that 80-90% of affected pers. were displaced.

The region is already facing triple crisis: i) attacks from armed non-state groups (NSAG) against civilians in Cabo Delgado, ii) El Niño-induced drought, and iii) the post-electoral conflict.

The affected population include IDPs already living in temporary shelters, women and girls, disproportionately affected by lack of shelter and WASH, and children, facing disrupted access to education and health. App 90,000 children in Cabo Delgado have been affected. App 44,000 women of reproductive age and 3,122 pregnant women require urgent support and app. 70,000 pers. are estimated to have disabilities e.g. physical, cognitive, sensory, psychosocial. The humanitarian community incl. Livaningo, has launched a flash appeal to mobilize US$88 mil to scale up humanitarian operations. Less than 50% of demand has been raised. DERF funds are essential to complement ongoing humanitarian assistance under OCHA coordination efforts to prevent the loss of life and escalation of suffering among people affected by the cyclone.