Malawi. The United Nations estimated that Cyclone Idai and subsequent flooding destroyed more than Cyclone Kenneth is estimated to have destroyed about $100 million worth of homes, crops, and infrastructure, including boats and equipment belonging to coastal fishing villages.Hundreds of thousands became homeless and displaced. 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The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) commiserates with all those who were affected by the disastrous effects of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, and Malawi. Cyclone Idai tore into the centre of Mozambique on the night of March 14 before barreling on to neighbouring Zimbabwe, bringing flash floods and ferocious winds, and washing away roads and houses. In one instance Stephen Fonseca, the forensic coordinator for Africa with the Red Cross, found a piece of a spine and a few bones of a child. The immediate consequences of any flooding event include drowning, physical injuries, hypothermia and electrocution. Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (©2019 World Vision/photo by Charles Kabena)Maria, 16, holds her baby near the place where their house collapsed in Mozambique. He and his five siblings were swept away in a mudslide when Cyclone Idai hit their home in Malawi. "Approximately 126 deaths occurred in Malawi and Mozambique from the flooding that preceded Idai's second landfall.At least 536 deaths occurred in Mozambique and 634 in Zimbabwe after Idai made its second landfall.Approximately 66 deaths occurred in Mozambique during the first landfall. An aerial view of Mozambique’s Sofala province shows standing water. At the same time, there is a need to ensure guidelines on building in flood plains are easily accessible and disseminated widely to reduce the impact of future floods.In terms of the research, we will continue to undertake further multivariate analysis (or multivariable regression analysis) to move beyond these preliminary findings and comprehensively examine the economic impacts of the flooding, and the gender dimensions of the impact of the flood.While the research has been supported by the Irish Government all opinions expressed are those of the authors. (©2019 World Vision/photo by Charles Kabena)Ellen Hedimani held her son Timothy over her head to save him from flood waters that rapidly rose higher than her waist. “Children are scared, hungry, and living without proper sanitary facilities,” said Hazel Nyathi, World Vision’s national director for Malawi. Flooding due to Cyclone Idai brought widespread destruction to Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe in southeast Africa. We know that the effects of Cyclone Idai will hit Zimbabweans hard and have far-reaching consequences on livelihoods and markets. The kits distributed by World Vision contain two tarpaulins, rope, three mosquito nets, a latrine cover, a 20-liter bucket and two five-liter buckets. The tropical cyclone brought torrential rainfall on the eastern parts of Zimbabwe on 15 March 2019. In areas with violent flooding, only pieces of corpses were recovered. With this background, it is not surprising, but must never be tolerated, that the Civil Protection Unit was not prepared to deal with the devastating effects of Cyclone Idai.Zimbabwean Parliament and Senate’s disregard for the rule of law continues unabated Bills in Parliament : Legislation Discussed in Cabinet Ramaphosa’s Zimbabwe envoys are compromised, they should be withdrawnMnangagwa risks spat with Ramaphosa, blocks envoys from meeting rivals Cyclone damage, drought, crop pests, and insecurity have contributed to their heightened need.World Vision immediately mounted a disaster response in Here’s what we accomplished in the first six months of the response:These are ongoing activities that will help families recover and develop resiliency: (©2019 Photo courtesy of National Institute of Disaster Management, Mozambique)Geoffrey, 15, looks for items to salvage from his family's collapsed house. The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) commiserates with all those who were affected by the disastrous effects of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, and Malawi.A man stands next to the wreckage a vehicles washed away on March 18, 2019 in Chimanimani, eastern Zimbabwe, after the area was hit by the cyclone Idai. Cases of cholera, In cyclone-affected areas of Mozambique and Zimbabwe, about many people still don’t have adequate food. The Forum applauds the solidarity of the people of Zimbabwe who have shown the very depths of care and compassion for each other, in the true spirit of These tragic events leave us torn apart and decimated as a people. Farmers say cyclone winds and floods destroyed fields in Chipinge and …