Schoolchildren pick up books that were left to dry in the sun after their school was damaged by Cyclone Idai, in Inchope Mozambique, Monday March 25, 2019. (Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/Associated Press)BEIRA, Mozambique — The United Nations is making an emergency appeal for $282 million for the next three months to help Mozambique start recovering from the devastation of Cyclone Idai. Aid teams are going to high points on islands created by Cyclone Idai and finding “a lot of people,” Correia said. “They can still hang on for a few days.”Correia defended Mozambique’s storm warning system, asserting that people knew weeks in advance that trouble was coming. “It’s the only thing I’m confident about.”The United States military says President Donald Trump has directed it to support relief efforts to help Mozambique with the destruction caused by Cyclone Idai more than a week ago.

Source: Washington Post March 25, 2019 09:02 UTC