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KEY FIGURES OF AFFECTED POPULATION
253,466 - Affected population
49,159 - Displaced population
CURRENT SITUATION
Tropical Cyclone Freddy (Category 2) made its second landfall in Namacurra district, Zambezia province on 11 March 2023. The INGD’s Safeguarding Division reported at least 49,159 people in Niassa, Zambezia, Tete and Sofala Provinces currently in 130 accommodation centers. According to the Office of Mayor of Quelimane, the damages to the social infrastructures has either slowed down or interrupted the delivery and access to basic services such as health centers, markets and school buildings including school facilities. This means that the most vulnerable among the impacted and displaced will be cut off from vital services such as health care and social services. Continuous displacement will also exacerbate protection risks to displaced population such as gender-based violence, child protection, lack of civil documentation, risks to persons with specific needs including the elderly and persons with disability, food insecurity and loss of livelihood.
According to the United Nations Satellite Center (UNOSAT), flooding has been detected in Sofala and Zambezia Provinces with an area of about 1000 km2 of land flooded, which could impact an estimated 75,000 people. These damages to livelihoods and agriculture will impede families' ability to provide for their basic needs including food and medical care in case of sickness. According to INGD, some 2,151 km of road have been impacted by cyclone and flooding. This cuts off large portions of populations from much needed health care, emergency support and social services. According to INGD, Since 11 March, Mocuba, Quelimane, Maganja da Costa, Mocubela, Pebane and Namacurra have been impacted by without electricity cuts have been experiencing network connectivity and telecommunication issues. Flights to Quelimane airport were suspended for about two days after the cyclone landfall.
The Protection Cluster (PC) initiated emergency preparedness activities in Zambezia, Sofala and Nampula after second landfall was confirmed, through immediate dissemination of protection messages through text messages, radio and local Disaster Risk Reduction Committees and mobilized protection partners both in the field to respond. The Protection Cluster is also taking stock of protection risks that have been observed in the affected areas and impacted populations in order to coordinate and advocate with government authorities to mitigate protection risks. The Protection Cluster has also established and shared a protection referral pathways together with authorities to ensure swift referral to services both inside and outside accommodation centers.