Tropical Cyclone Kenneth Situation Update 2

The number of confirmed fatalities from Tropical Cyclone Kenneth has increased to 50. This includes 43 fatalities in Mozambique (41 in Cabo Delgado and 2 in Nampula Province) and 7 in Comoros. 

In addition:

• 276 have been injured - 94 in Mozambique and 182 in Comoros
• 45,400 houses have been impacted in Mozambique, of which 27,203 have been damaged and 18,179 have been destroyed.
• 11,4000 houses have been destroyed in Comoros, of which 4,482 have been destroyed completely. 
• 19,300 people were displaced in Comoros.
• An estimated 185,000 people are in need of immediate assistance.
• 3,500 people are still living in 11 shelters in Mozambique.
• 109 cases of cholera have been reported in Mozambique
• 100 water tanks have been destroyed in Comoros.
• 6 health facilities have been damaged in Comoros.
• 19 health facilities have been damaged or destroyed in Mozambique.
• 55,500 hectares of crop have been affected in Mozambique.

Figures from UN OCHA.

Links to older blog entries on Tropical Cyclone Kenneth:

• Tropical Cyclone Kenneth Impacts
• Cyclone Kenneth Situation Update 1
• Tropical Cyclone Kenneth