#Norway provides additional USD 2 mill in fast&flexible support through @UNCERF to ppl affected by #CycloneIdai #Mozambique #Malawi . #NorwayHumStrategy @UNOCHA @UNOCHA_ROSEA @NorwayUN

2019-03-22 15:48:38

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Cyclone Idai: CERF allocates US$20M to ramp up urgent aid | CERF

On 19 March 2019, UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock allocated US$20 million from CERF to ramp up the humanitarian response to Tropical Cyclone Idai in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi. The bulk of the funding will kickstart the response in worst-hit Mozambique. The cyclone made landfall near Beira City, Sofala Province in central Mozambique, on the night of 14 to 15 March. Prior to the landfall, the system brought heavy rains and flooding to the three countries resulting in the displacement of thousands