| IsraAID, Israel’s leading humanitarian NGO, launched an emergency response to Cyclone Chido, which made landfall in Mozambique last Sunday, leaving some 190,000 people in need of urgent aid. At least 94 people were reported killed and over 300 injured, in a region where over a million people are already displaced due to ongoing conflict. IsraAID will provide urgent relief to communities in Cabo Delgado, building on the organization’s humanitarian mission in the country, which has focused on the province since 2021. Building on trusted relationships with communities, local authorities and humanitarian partners that were built over the last five years, IsraAID will deliver urgent relief items, support water, sanitation, and hygiene needs, as well as rehabilitate damaged community centers.
Tropical Cyclone Chido made landfall in Mozambique last Sunday, bringing with it heavy rains and winds of up to 260 kilometers per hour (about 160 mph) that severely impacted the northern province of Cabo Delgado. This region has been the center of an ongoing civil conflict that has seen over one million people displaced. At least 94 people were reported killed with over 190,000 in need of urgent aid following severe damage to homes and infrastructure.
IsraAID will distribute urgently needed relief items in the immediate aftermath of the storm, including hygiene kits, which are essential for maintaining basic sanitation in an emergency. The organization will support access to sanitation facilities, by repairing or reconstructing damaged latrines. Two IsraAID-founded community centers in Metuge and Cujupani were severely damaged in the storm, and the organization will work to rehabilitate them before handing them over to local partners.
IsraAID first arrived in Mozambique in 2019, following Cyclone Idai, and responded again to Cyclone Eloise in 2021. Since 2021, the organization has been working in Cabo Delgado province, supporting communities affected by ongoing civil conflict and displacement in the region.
IsraAID’s Senior Emergency Programs Officer Idan Markovich said:
“Mozambique is particularly vulnerable to the accelerating pace of climate disasters. Cyclone Chido’s devastating effects in northern Mozambique only amplify existing challenges facing displaced communities in Cabo Delgado. Building on five years of trusted partnerships with communities, authorities, and humanitarian partners, as well as our experience in Cyclone Idai and Cyclone Eloise, IsraAID will work to support the most vulnerable communities as they rebuild and recover from this storm. We are proud to continue working side by side with these communities and our local partners to not only face this challenge, but strengthen resilience in the face of future challenges.”
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Further information is available on request, including interviews with IsraAID CEO Yotam Polizer and other individuals involved in this operation.
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