UN avails US$20m humanitarian assistance

United Nations humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock yesterday allocated US$20 million from the United Nations’ Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to ramp up the humanitarian response to tropical Cyclone Idai in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi.

In a statement, the UN said the bulk of the funding will kick-start the response in worst-hit parts of Mozambique.

In Zimbabwe, the storm caused havoc in Chimanimani and Chipinge districts, leading to flash flooding, deaths and the destruction of livelihoods and properties.

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