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After Cyclone Eloise

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The Aftermath of Eloise

A Category 2 hurricane once again slammed central Mozamique on the night of January 22. We are in a considerably better state after "Eloise" than we were after Idai in 2019. However, many people still lost so much. We've been busy helping as many people as we can recover, feed their families, and rebuild once again.

Flooded streets and downed power lines are a common sight again.

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We are surrounded by many people in need of help now, and YOU can be part of the effort! Many thanks to everyone who saw our fundraiser on Facebook and already responded generously, you have made it possible to get some food for some people who lost everything. We also want to help several people rebuild their homes, and in some cases all it would take is LESS THAN $50 to put a roof back on or replace a few windows. Would you consider helping them?

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Eloise by the Numbers

According to the government's preliminary assessments:

At least 6 people died & 12 were injured
8,300 are displaced
8,800 houses destroyed, damaged or flooded
160 classrooms & 26 health centres damaged
142,000 hectares of crops flooded
176,000+ people affected

Praise Reports:

That the cyclone was not as severe as the one in 2019
That before the cyclone many people were evacuated from the areas that experienced the worst flooding--this saved many lives!
That many people were so much better prepared this time, with boarded windows and weighed-down roofs making the damage much more manageable.

Prayer Requests:

For all the rebuilding efforts to have the resources they need.
That there will not be any outbreaks of cholera like after Idai, because of contaminated water after the floods.
That the farmers will be able to salvage their crops, or that enough aid will come into the area to offset the losses.
For all the relief groups trying to battle a natural disaster and a worsening pandemic at the same time.

Thanks for reading, please remember us in your prayers!

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Thursday, January 21, 2021

Mozambique about to be hit by another cyclone 🌀

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An update from Equip Mozambique!

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Here We Go Again

Prayers Appreciated

Please pray for our city of Beira as, once again, we are facing another oncoming hurricane-force storm.

"Eloise" is predicted to be a Category 2 cyclone by the time it makes landfall Friday night (Jan 22). You know it's serious when it even makes the news in the USA.

Not even a full month ago, on December 30 we had another tropical storm called Chalane, and when the weather predictions started circulating it sent the city of Beira into a flurry of preparations. People bought huge buckets for water reserves, boarded up windows, and placed sacks of sand on their roofs to keep them from flying away.

All over town, you can see boards on windows and sacks of sand on roofs.

Thankfully, Chalane turned out to be quite mild, and left no real damage to speak of. But the good thing was that it got people to prepare, and most did not bother to undo their preparations, so now they're already braced for Cyclone Eloise!

However, we have been having a decidedly wet rainy season so far, with mild flooding all over the city and many villages in our pancake-flat terrain. We have a brand new project in a village nearby called Nhamapusso that has had significant trouble with floods. Any added water is going to be a strain on the already saturated drainage systems.

Praise Reports:

That we feel our city is much better prepared for this storm than they were for Cyclone Idai in 2019.

Prayer Requests:

That the storm will diminish rather than increase as it heads toward land.
That it will not hit at high tide, which could create a disastrous storm surge with lots of flooding.
That we will be well-positioned to help any who struggle through the storm.
That infrastructure like electricity, communications, and roads will not be badly damaged.

Thanks for reading, please remember us in your prayers!

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