The death toll was estimated at 73 on Thursday, but on Sunday the death toll rose to 94. In total, more than 110,000 people died in Mozambique. houses. More than 540 people were injured.
The country's UNICEF spokesperson Guy Taylor said the cyclone had “devastated” the country. He pointed out that many of the affected areas were already home to vulnerable and poor people. – Many families, including children, lost everything. The entire village was reduced to rubble. He told Al Jazeera TV in an interview that people urgently need shelter.
Olamide Harrison, the International Monetary Fund's representative in Mozambique, said on Wednesday that the country's 2024 economic growth rate is likely to be revised downward from its previous estimate of 4.3%. Due to the effects of the cyclone and social unrest after the election.
Cyclone Sendo. The horrific scale of destruction on Mayotte
The Mayotte Islands in the Indian Ocean were the most affected by the cyclone. Authorities in Mayotte, one of France's poorest overseas territories, could only confirm the death toll of Chido, 35, of around 1,400. Some people were injured, but some say the actual number may have been in the thousands.
Meteor France said Cyclone Chido was the strongest storm to hit Mayotte in more than 90 years.
Source: Reuters, AFP, PAP
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