The Preparedness Project in Malawi: Interview with Mbachi Munthali, the National Preparedness Officer Format In March 2019, the flooding and heavy rains related to cyclone Idai killed 60 people in Malawi and affected the livelihoods of over 870,000 Malawians. As the cyclone caused extensive damage to the country’s logistics infrastructure, the National Logistics Cluster was activated on 27 March as part of the emergency response. Led by the Ministry of Transport and Public Works and co-led by the World Food Programme in Malawi, the National Logistics Cluster carried out logistics gaps analysis, coordinated partners’ needs, and thereby assisted the humanitarian community to provide lifesaving aid to the areas affected by the cyclone.