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IsraAID sends emergency response team to cyclone-ravaged Mozambique

Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi said that the death toll could surpass 1,000 with hundreds of thousands impacted by the worst tropical cyclones to hit Africa.
• The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and IsraAID are providing emergency medical supplies and will deploy a response and assessment team.

JNS and Israel Hayom Staff

 

Following deadly Cyclone Idai that struck Mozambique, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee is providing emergency medical supplies through its partner, the Afya Foundation, and will deploy a response and assessment team, including a disaster-relief expert and field medic, to the devastated nation in the coming days.

With widespread destruction and a rising death toll, JDC activated its network of local and international partners, is assessing emerging needs and will continue to direct relief accordingly. Continue Reading »