Mozambique: Tropical Cyclone Jude - Situation Report No. 1 (following Flash Update no 5), as of 1 April 2025

HIGHLIGHTS

  • According to INGD, Tropical Cyclone Jude has impacted 1,020,791 people/215,753 families, the vast majority in Nampula. 526 schools/1,585 classrooms have been damaged, affecting 163,981 students.
  • The Multi-Cluster Initial Rapid Assessment (MIRA) in Nampula province, finalized on 17 March, reported urgent needs of roofing materials, water purification tablets, fishing gear repairs, cholera prevention campaigns, family reunification support, and malnutrition screening among others. The results are available here.
  • 5,325 people/1,493 households in four accommodation centres in Zambezia have not received any form of assistance [CCCM, 27 March source].
  • The revised Tropical Cyclones Flash Appeal has been published and now stands at $197.5 million to assist 921,000 people.
  • According to the Ministry of Health, since October 2024, there have been more than 2,700 recorded cholera cases across seven districts, which have declared a cholera outbreak, in Nampula and Zambézia provinces [7 April 2025].

SITUATION OVERVIEW

According to INGD, as of 1 April, Tropical Cyclone Jude has impacted 1,020,791 people (215,753 families), of whom 94 percent are in Nampula. The number of houses partially or completely destroyed has risen to 208,420. Additionally, the number of children experiencing interruptions in their studies has increased by 73 percent, due to damage to 526 schools/ 1,585 classrooms, affecting 163,981 students.

A total of 6,641 people (1,899 households) remain displaced in six accommodation centres in Nampula (two) and Zambézia (four). Of these, 5,325 people (1,493 households) in four accommodation centres in Zambezia have not received any form of assistance (CCCM, 27 March). The authorities are leading the establishment of two relocation centres in Mossuril and Ilha de Moçambique.

The Tropical Cyclones Flash Appeal outlining combined requirements for the response to cyclones that affected Mozambique in the 2024/2025 rainy and cyclonic season has been reviewed to include the impact of the passage of Tropical Cyclone Jude. The total Flash Appeal for the cyclones' response now stands at $197.5 million (upwards from U$134 million), to assist 921,000 people (upwards from 550,000 people targeted).

According to the Ministry of Health (MoH), as of 7 April, Nampula has recorded 2,476 cumulative cholera cases since October 2024 resulting in the death of 38 patients to date. Zambézia has recorded 316 cumulative cholera cases resulting in the death of 12 patients to date. The MoH reported that in the previous 24h, 36 new cases were recorded across the two provinces. Cholera interventions continue to face obstacles due to community distrust, leading to acts of vandalism targeting state infrastructure. On 20 March, reports indicated that a mob vandalized a school in Topuito, Larde district, accusing the educational director of spreading cholera through students' textbooks. The following day a similar incident occurred in a school in the neighbouring Moma district, despite the district not having reported any cholera cases.