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Powerful Cyclone Hits During Covid-19 Surge in Mozambique
Cyclone Eloise is the latest storm to hit Mozambique, which is experiencing a Covid-19 surge. Direct Relief has responded with a $50,000 grant to support health center repairs and rebuilding efforts in the region. The support comes on top of $5.2 million in medical aid shipped to Mozambique since Cyclone Idai made landfall.
Ponta Gea Hospital in Beira, a main health center in the regional capital city, after Cyclone Eloise. (Photo courtesy of HAI)
The central Mozambique city of Beira and its surrounding region absorbed its third cyclone in less than two years when Eloise made landfall on January 23 with wind speeds just under 100 miles per hour. The storm killed at least 21 people across southern Africa and Madagascar, including 11 people in Mozambique, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. At least 8,000 people have been displaced, according to the country’s National Institute for Disas