IOM Mozambique has taken delivery of emergency shelter materials
donated by the US government for over 5,000 cyclone-affected
families in Zambézia Province.

Over 67,000 people were affected when tropical cyclone Funso hit
the province in mid-January. Some 4,000 families saw their homes
completely destroyed and another 8,000 homes were left badly
damaged.

The US donation, which arrived in Maputo on Friday on a
US-chartered 747, included enough plastic sheeting to provide
shelter for 5,000 families, as well as roofing for 200 classrooms
and health clinics.

The contribution, which was handed over to IOM in Quilemane, the
capital of Zambézia Province, also included 8,000 plastic
jerry cans.

IOM, which has allocated USD 100,000 from its own emergency
funds to kick start the operation, is now working with the National
Disaster Management Institute (INGC) and partner NGOs to plan the
distribution of the aid and identify families most in need.

It is also appealing to international donors for additional
funding to pay for more reconstruction materials and tools. The
distribution is expected to continue over the next several
weeks.

For more information please contact:

Stuart Simpson

IOM Maputo

Tel:+258.21310779

E-mail: "mailto:ssimpson@iom.int">ssimpson@iom.int