“The rivers overflowed and took everything with them, including people, houses and other possessions.” Bishop Hilario Massinga of the Diocese of Quelimane
In this region, bad weather strikes regularly. In January 2021 cyclone Eloise killed 12 and affected almost 300,000 people, and in 2018 and 2019 cyclones Idai and Kenneth killed hundreds, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake.
Aid to the Church in Need is supporting hundreds of displaced families with food, hygiene products, health care and seeds, as well as providing spiritual and psychosocial assistance to those who are traumatized and in need.