![]() “No other tropical cyclones observed in this part of the world have taken such a path across the Indian Ocean in the past two decades,” said the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It then looped back and hit the coast of Mozambique again two weeks later before moving inland to Malawi. ![]() Unusual pathįreddy developed off the coast of Australia, crossed the entire south Indian Ocean, and travelled more than 8,000km (4,970 miles) to make landfall in Madagascar and Mozambique in late February. “We decided to double our medical supplies and human resources to be ready in case we get more patients,” he said. ![]() “We tried to increase our capacity in hospitals to accommodate more cholera patients, knowing that as the water of the city is cut off we may experience more cases,” Kabore told Al Jazeera. Malawi last year reported cases of cholera after Cyclone Anna battered the south of the country causing extensive infrastructure damage and disruption of water and sanitation systems. Rasmane Kabore, emergency coordinator for Doctors Without Borders in Blantyre, said the most pressing issue was the lack of clean water, which could cause a cholera outbreak. “People are saying it has been up to them to look out for those missing as there hasn’t been any rescue team in this area,” Miller said, adding that police showed up for a short time on Monday to then leave as it was unable to get through the mud.Īlmost 60,000 people have been affected, of which about 19,000 were displaced from their homes, Malawi’s government said. ![]() “People have been missing for three days now,” said Al Jazeera’s Fahmida Miller, reporting from Blantyre in front of a group of men digging deep into mud to find bodies. ![]()
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