UN Secretary-General Appeals for More Help to Rebuild Cyclone-Hit Mozambique
- Less than half of $3.2 billion that’s needed has been pledged
- UN chief touring southeast African country after deadly storms
Cyclone Idai hit the Mozambican coast in March 2019, devastating the port city of Beira.
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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed for more funds to support reconstruction in Mozambique, where two deadly cyclones earlier this year destroyed houses, roads and power lines.
So far, less than half of the $3.2 billion that’s needed to repair the damage has been pledged, Guterres told reporters Thursday during a tour of some of the worst-hit areas in the southeast African country. The UN hasn’t received all the $280 million of aid it also appealed for from the international community, he said.