Mozambique: Faces of a disaster
ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ (WFP) photos show impact of ¡ª and response to ¡ª worst climate-related disaster to hit Mozambique this millennium
, ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳
Up to 1.85 million people were caught in the deadly path of Cyclone Idai, which made landfall on the coast of Mozambique on the night of 14 March.
Entire communities have been cut off by the flooding, which washed away roads and bridges, destroyed homes, schools and hospitals, and covered farmland in water.
In the port city of Beira, ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳is distributing fortified cereal porridge mix to people sheltering in churches and schools. Those made homeless by the cyclone include families with young children and new born babies, and elderly people.
For those stranded in isolated areas, help is coming from the air. ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳has contracted three helicopters to airlift life-saving food, including high-energy biscuits.
