Mozambique’s cyclone-hit city of Beira has confirmed its first death from cholera, as the number of cases of the disease has jumped to 517. Mozambique’s cyclone-hit city of Beira has confirmed its first death from cholera, as the number of cases of the disease has jumped to 517. Our response: https://t.co/rHouRi9yYx pic.twitter.com/KBIQrbEZKA — Doctors w/o Borders (@MSF_USA) March 30, 2019The overall cyclone death toll in Mozambique is now 518. Round-the-clock flights are delivering supplies from the UN World Food Programme from King Shaka International Airport in Durban, South Africa, said Robert Mearkle, US embassy spokesman. He said the commodities airlifted from Durban were from the World Food Programme’s internal stock.

Source: Irish Independent April 01, 2019 11:03 UTC