Photograph: Elena HeatherwickToday, Vasco Limo, Chiramswuana and around 2,300 other homeless people still live in the camp. As the months go on, Vasco Limo tells me “things are improving slowly”; she now has solar panels. While the role of the climate crisis in Cyclone Idai is still not fully known, experts believe there are links to rising sea-surface temperatures in the Indian Ocean. “Cyclone Idai taught us many lessons,” says Carlos da Barca, 47, deputy administrator of Dondo, a district bordering Beira. For more on the charity’s work with communities hit by Cyclone Idai, go to tinyurl.com/yajktrh6.

Source: The Guardian January 02, 2021 09:00 UTC