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Mozambique: Typhoon: 2003/03/05 Country Information on DRR

Period 2003/03/05
Country or District Mozambique
Event Type Typhoon
Outline Fierce winds and heavy rains have displaced some 23,000 people in southern Mozambique after tropical cyclone Japhet destroyed homes and pulverised crops in the storm-weary African country.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others

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Report/Articles

Harare Daily Newspaper 2003/03/24
DELTA Corporation last Tuesday donated blankets and foodstuffs worth $6 million to three provinces which were severely affected by Cyclone Japhet.

Financial Gazette 2003/03/20
Disease fears after Cyclone Japhet

World Vision 2003/03/19
Nampula deals with cyclone and food shortages

AllAfrica.com 2003/03/17
Emergency Food Airlift to Flood Victims

Pan African News Agency  2003/03/11
South Africa offers to help Mozambique cope with cyclone havoc

SABC News 2003/03/12
there are indications that many rivers in central Malawi, northern Mozambique and northern Zimbabwe may be at risk of flooding

Sunday Times 2003/03/13
Cyclone floods hit Mozambique.At least 8,000 more people have been left homeless

Mozambique News Agency 2003/03/11
Helicopters and boats needed to rescue flood victims

Reuters Alertnet 2003/03/07
A tropical cyclone battering southern Mozambique has killed 11 people and severed coastal roads in the storm-weary African country.

OCHA Situation Report 2003/03/07
Cyclone Japhet continues to batter in Mozambique, casualties and damage have so far been kept to a minimum.

News 24 2003/03/05
3 die, 23 000 homeless

CNN News 2003/03/05
Cyclone chaos for Mozambique