Hundreds of people have died and an aid agency is struggling to reach and help the hundreds of thousands affected by the cyclone.
A huge number of people have lost their homes, all of their belongings and their crops, so their needs are very far reaching.In the next few days, protection against diseases will also be essential, including mass vaccination programmes.
All humanitarian organisations are working in extremely complex conditions.The main challenge over the past days has been the communication network and access to the areas affected.Pictures showing the scale of the destruction 'speak for themselves'. Pic: Humanity & Inclusion HI will be focusing on providing logistics support to get the area up and running again and making sure that the most vulnerable survivors have access to appropriate support.In any case humanitarian response plan is in place, and the firsts activities will start in a few days.
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