Over the weekend, Cyclone Idai triggered massive flooding in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, killing at least 200 people and displacing hundreds of thousands, according to United Nations estimates. In Mozambique’s fourth largest city, the port town of Beira, the flooding and destruction has been described as “near total.”
The damage is so extensive that it’s been described as “generational,” and people all around the world are looking for ways to help. PBS News Hour has a long list of charities that were already working in the area. They know the affected places and people and are already on the ground doing what they can. Here are a few links:
Humanity and Inclusion: In Mozambique since 1986, working to help the vulnerable and people with disabilities.
Catholic Relief Services: Large organization in Malawi, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, working to provide food, clean water and shelter to displaced families.
Gift of the Givers: Malawi-based organization that is “partnered with the Malawi Defense Force (MDF), the Malawi Red Cross and the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) to respond to the needs of the affected communities.”
United Nations Crisis Relief Services: “Your donation goes to the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to help in-country relief organizations reach the most vulnerable people quickly, saving lives whenever and wherever a crisis hits.”
