adminPaidamoyo Chipunza Senior Reporter
Nearly 60 000 people in Chipinge, Chimanimani, Buhera and Mutare were displaced as a result of Cyclone Idai, which resulted in a landfall in Manicaland Province on March 15, a baseline survey conducted by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has revealed.
The survey, which was conducted in close coordination with Government, UN Women and Caritas Zimbabwe, revealed that 59 125 internally displaced persons (IDPs) were reported, a majority of whom were from Chipinge District, which reported 36 347 IDPs.
Chimanimani reported a total of 14 016 IDPs, Buhera 4 469 and Mutare 4 293.
“The majority of the IDPs (96 percent) are living in host communities, while a small number (4 percent) of the IDP population is currently residing in collective centres or camp-like settings, most of which are located in Chimanimani District,” reads part of the survey report titled: Zimbabwe — Tropical Cyclone Idai Baseline Assessment Round 1.
“Chimanimani District remains the worst affected by the cyclone, with almost all of its population being affected in some way by the cyclone.”
The survey, which is also known as Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), shows that 80 percent of all those displaced were affected by effects of Cyclone Idai and the remaining two percent were displaced by other man-made disasters before the cyclone.
IOM further noted that most of the affected people needed food and shelter most, but some wards also needed water.
“In the majority of the wards that were assessed, food and shelter were identified as the main needs,” the survey revealed.
“In 11 wards, water was identified as the main need.”
The survey was carried our between March 29 and April 7.
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