Millions still in need, a year after Cyclone Idai

Published on March 16, 2020

Millions of people are still struggling to rebuild their lives a year after Cyclone Idai tore through Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi in one of southern Africa’s worst ever weather-related disasters. The New Humanitarian

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