At least two people have been killed and thousands have been displaced as Tropical Storm Filipo made landfall in Mozambique, the country's National Institute for Disaster Management
The tropical storm made landfall in Mozambique on the March 12 after strengthening off the coast of southeast Africa, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to Mozambique's Inhambane and Gaza provinces. At least 2,780 people have been affected by Filipo, which has damaged roads and at least 510 homes, disaster management officials said. At least least 43 families have been displaced, they said."The Mozambique Red Cross is on the ground, working alongside local authorities to assess the situation," said the International Federation of the Red Cross , "All our thoughts and solidarity are with the people impacted by this disaster.
The International Organization for Migration said over 1,000 people from about 200 families have taken shelter across four active accommodation centers in the southern Mozambique city of Inhambane as of March 13. "Consecutive disasters have made it almost impossible for affected communities to recover and rebuild their lives," says Oxfam Southern Africa Programme Director Machinda Marongwe. "Whatever little crops people have tried planting in this growing season have been damaged either due to El Nino-induced six weeks of dry spells or by flash floods.
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