At least 70 persons have been confirmed dead after a tropical storm Ana struck three Southern African countries of Mozambique, Malawi and Madagascar on Thursday, 27 January 2022. According to authorities 41 people were killed in Madagascar, 18 in Mozambique and 11 in Malawi, In Zimbabwe, no deaths were reported. Government and relief agencies in the three countries are still assessing the extent of damage caused by the heavy storms that started last week along the Indian Ocean coast and in the Mozambique.
Mozambique Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosário, who had called for international aid said “We are a country that does not contribute much for climate change, and yet we are one of the countries that suffer the most from its impact,” he said.
Thousands of houses have been damaged with bridges collapsing over swollen rivers, sweeping away cars and their occupants. The floods also swept away livestock and drowned fields, destroying the livelihoods of some inhabitants.
UNICEF, the United Nations children’s charity, said it was deploying staff to the country to help the 45,000 people it estimated will need humanitarian aid.
