"We are ready to help" – Akufo-Addo in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe

General News of Friday, March 22, 2019

Source: presidency.gov.gh

2019-03-22

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, sent messages of condolence to the people of Malawi, Zimbabwe and Mozambique in the wake of the tropical cyclone Idai.

The President said in three personalized letters, dated Wednesday, March 20, 2019, addressed to President Filipe Nyusi of Mozambique, President Emerson Mnangagwa and President Peter Mutharika of Malawi.

"On behalf of the Government and people of Ghana, I extend my sincere condolences to your Excellency and the brotherly people of Mozambique for this tragedy," said President Akufo-Addo.

"You can rest badured of the solidarity of the Ghanaian people and their government in these difficult times. We are ready to help, to the extent of our modest means, to restore a sense of normalcy in the daily lives of the affected communities. "

Effects of Cyclone Idai

In Zimbabwe, at least 98 people have died and 217 people are missing in the east and south of the country, the government said.

In Malawi, the UN announced that more than 80,000 people have been displaced by the cyclone.

Large areas of Mozambique have been swallowed up by cyclones in low-lying coastal areas, while heavy rains have caused landslides and floods in Malawi and Zimbabwe.