Saturday, January 29, 2022

Death toll rises after Tropical Cyclone Ana tears across southern Africa

 Over the last week, a terrible tropical cyclone has devestated the Southern Africa, Killing more than 80 and injuring more than 110,000 people. According to CNN, In Mozambique, at least 15 people were killed and more than 45,000 have been affected, while Malawi has reported at least 11 deaths, with nearly 217,000 people impacted". The region has been affected by multiple storms in the last year or so, President Lazarus Chakwera of Malawian stated on Facebook to its citzens, "Since most of the areas are inaccessible and considering the large number of displaced households, additional resources are required to provide assistance to all the affected people. In the circumstances, it is clear that we have a flooding problem in the country which has affected a considerable number of our fellow citizens". Not only Malawian but many of the surrounding areas are in diffcult situations and stuck in the what to do to help the people. 

Written by: Erik Batkiewicz 

Link: https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/28/africa/southern-africa-storm-ana-intl/index.html 

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