On Thursday, the number of fatalities was estimated at 73. On Sunday, the number of deaths increased to 94. In total, Mozambique was destroyed over 110 thousand houses. Over 540 people were injured.
Guy Taylor, UNICEF spokesman in the country, said the cyclone had “devastated” the country. He noted that many of the affected areas were already home to vulnerable and poor people. – Many families, including children, lost everything. Entire villages turned to rubble. People urgently need shelter, he said in an interview with Al-Jazeera television.
Olamide Harrison, the International Monetary Fund's representative in Mozambique, said on Wednesday that the country's economic growth in 2024 would likely be revised down from the previous forecast of 4.3%. due to the impact of the cyclone and post-election social unrest.
Cyclone Chido. The terrifying scale of destruction on the island of Mayotte
The Mayotte Archipelago suffered the most as a result of the cyclone Indian Ocean. Officials in Mayotte, which is one of the poorest overseas territories Francewere able to confirm only 35 Chido deaths and approximately 1.4 thousand. injured, but some say in fact thousands of people could have died.
The meteorological service Meteo France reported that there was Cyclone Chido the strongest storm to hit Mayotte in over 90 years.
Sources: Reuters, AFP, PAP
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