WFP needs $26.7 million to support 541,000 people affected by Cyclone Freddy in Mozambique

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Cyclone Freddy in Mozambique – 1.2 million persons affected

WFP plans to assist 541,000 people We need US$ 26.7 million

Highlights

• The Freddy system has ravaged Mozambique since February, driving increasing food and nutrition insecurity across Mozambique.

• Affected people are living without critical support and no alternative for meeting their basic needs.

• This crisis is unfolding at the beginning of the main harvest season, compounding the situation of people already facing high levels of hunger.

• WFP is planning to scale-up assistance to 541,000 affected people affected by Freddy, in support to Government-led efforts – within the framework of the revised 2023 Humanitarian Response Plan for Mozambique.

• WFP is urgently calling for USD$ 26.7 million to respond, covering emergency food and nutrition assistance, as well as vital logistics services for the humanitarian community.

Freddy devastates southern and central Mozambique

Since February, the Freddy system has caused devastation across southern and central Mozambique.
It has broken several world records, including longest recorded tropical cyclone – its longevity has resulted in a sustained spell of reinforcing destruction, stemming from intense winds, severe rains, and widespread flooding.

Freddy made first landfall in Inhambane province, southern Mozambique, on February 24, bringing winds of 120km/h and a deluge of rain. It made second landfall in Zambezia, central Mozambique, on 12 March, recording sustained winds of 170 km/h.
Following second landfall, the situation dramatically worsened.

As of 27 March, Cyclone Freddy has affected over 1.2 million people in 8 provinces (Gaza, Inhambane, Sofala, Manica, Zambezia, Niassa, Tete, and Nampula). The resultant death count is 183 lives lost and 550,000 hectares of farmland has been affected. Over 283,000 houses have been damaged.

This crisis is also unfolding at the beginning of the main harvest season; many who were already facing high levels of hunger have now also lost their potential produce, affecting the levels of food stocks. This is a concern in areas already reporting crisis levels of food insecurity, per the latest Integrated Phase Classification Analysis released in March

WFP needs $26.7 million to support 541,000 people affected by Cyclone Freddy in Mozambique
Source: Philippines Legacy PH