MATARARA, Mozambique — It began with a farmer who wanted to see how his neighbours had weathered a deadly cyclone. It has turned into an extraordinary grassroots relief operation that has helped thousands in rural Mozambique. I’ve lost track of time,” the farmhouse’s sole resident in normal times, mango farmer Gilles van de Wall, told The Associated Press after another frenetic day. The opening of the road some five days after the cyclone helped to reach them. Eventually, word about the homegrown relief operation filtered out to aid groups hurriedly trying set up operations in the cyclone-hit region while roads were repaired and waters drained.

Source: National Post April 06, 2019 09:00 UTC