Mozambique is still recovering from Cyclone Freddy and now has to deal with the growing cholera danger.
Eight provinces in Mozambique have seen an upsurge in cases as a result of flooding and damage to the country’s water infrastructure. In the past week alone, more over 2,000 have been confirmed.
According to Guy Taylor, a spokesman for Unicef, Mozambique’s high rates of child malnutrition and cholera are a prescription for disaster.
According to authorities in Malawi, Mozambique, and Madagascar, the number of fatalities caused by the unusually long-lasting Tropical Storm Freddy in southeast Africa has increased to 522.
The number of fatalities increased to 438 on Saturday, according to the disaster management officials in Malawi, the country that was most severely affected by the cyclone. Lazarus Chakwera, the president of Malawi, announced a 14-day period of national mourning last Thursday.
Freddy first made landfall on February 21 in Madagascar. From there, the storm moved on to Mozambique and then back across the Indian Ocean. On March 11, it reached Mozambique for the second time and then moved on to Malawi.