One of Miandrivazo’s residents told us how she had called out to her husband but he was hit on the head as the water gushed in. His son grabbed his hand, shouting “My father is going to die.” and dragged him away until they were safe from the waves. The woman carried her mother in law…
13 year old Claudia is living temporarily in a tent with her mum, dad, 2 siblings & 2 chickens. And 28 other people. When Cyclone Ava struck in January, Claudia and her family lost their homes & everything but the clothes they were wearing. After the floods, they went back to where their village had been…
First distribution of aid completed! Thanks to your generous donations
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More than a hundred families in Miandrivazo have received a set of household supplies-a bucket for
carrying water, washing up bowl, plate, cooking utensils, oil, soap, salt, candle and basic food.
Many people in Madagascar are now forced to use boats to navigate the streets as waters keep rising in Masikampy, Maindrivazo. Maindrivazo, which sits on the Mahajilo river is about 220 miles West of the coast where cyclone Ava hit on Friday. Its devastating impact is just becoming clear.
Unfortunately, Madagascar was again hit by a cyclone on Friday. The east suffered from a lot of rain and very strong winds. At the time of writing, the official figures are more than 100,000 homeless, 29 dead and 22 missing. Four of the five main roads on the island have been closed since Friday due to various landslides, washed-out bridges and flooded roads.
Locals in Maindrivazo move livestock to safe ground Cyclone Ava made landfall on Friday morning, lashing mostly the eastern parts of Madagascar with violent winds and heavy rains. With winds still gusting at 90mph at 10 am on Monday morning, flash flooding in many areas is causing extensive damage. The National Bureau of Disaster Risk…
In the aftermath of Cyclone Enawo, HoverAid worked with the villages along the Rianila River that were decimated by flooding. We distributed 4.5 tonnes of rice and emergency food supplies for 200 families, 20 carpentery kits, 30 fishing kits and vegetable, seed and sweet potato plants for 200 families.
HoverAid also constructed a vital bridge and re-roofed the local school.
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Thank you for your donations, prayers and words of encouragement. A special thanks to disaster relief NGO Wings Like Eagles who’s very early donation of £5000 enabled a rapid HoverAid response to the emergency.
Your donations are saving communities. Thank you.
We have begun distributing tools for a number of carpenters, so that the rebuilding of houses can begin. The tarpaulins we have distributed have been very well received: these villages are situated on the edge of the rain forest and it rains here most days.
Our team has arrived in the cyclone affected zone in Madagascar. The main road from the capital has had over a hundred landslides and thousands of people are clearing debris. Peter, Tantely, and James are now pushing north from Moramanga towards Ambatondrazaka on Lac Alaotra an area we understand was badly affected by the cyclone and the deluge of rain it dropped.
Our team has arrived in the cyclone affected zone in Madagascar. The main road from the capital has had over a hundred landslides and thousands of people are clearing debris. Peter, Tantely, and James are now pushing north from Moramanga towards Ambatondrazaka on Lac Alaotra an area we understand was badly affected by the cyclone and the deluge of rain it dropped.