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CARE / Marc Nosbach / Dineo damaged 1,687 classrooms affecting 160000 students
The latest estimate of the damage caused by cyclone Dineo, which struck the southern Mozambican province of Inhambane on 15 February, is that over 550,000 people were affected, according to the government spokesperson, Deputy Health Minister Mouzinho Saide.
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, after the weekly meeting of the Council of Ministers (Cabinet), Saide said the known death toll from the cycle still stands at seven. 96 people were injured, 16 of them seriously.
The report given to the Council of Ministers, Saide added, said that Dineo destroyed 33,712 houses and damaged a further 71,526. 1,692 classrooms were destroyed, and 72 health units were also affected.
Saide pledged that, through the country’s relief agency, the National Disaster Management Institute (INGC), the government “will continue to provide humanitarian assistance to the people affected and to the most vulnerable groups”.
The Council of Ministers also received a report on the new school year, which opened on 20 January. According to Saide, there are about seven million pupils enrolled in 12,528 primary schools, 539 secondary schools, and 181 technical and professional schools.
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