Published on : Monday, May 6, 2019
Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs also reported that more than 37,700 houses were destroyed or damaged in Mozambique.
Cyclone Kenneth also killed seven people and injured more than 200 others in the Comoros.
In the Comoros, almost 80 percent of farms and over 60 percent of crops have reportedly been destroyed and the cyclone also reportedly destroyed over 3,800 houses, the spokesman said.
The United Nations has deployed team members to assist the government of the Comoros in rapid assessment and response and emergency supplies are in place for health, education, nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene.