Zimbabwe: Floods Situation Report No. 2

This Situation Report is produced by OCHA Regional Office for Southern and Eastern Africa in collaboration with humanitarian partners. The Situation Report builds on Flash Updates No. 1 and provides more detailed information on the situation and response. It covers the period from 27 March to 9 April 2019. The next Situation Report will be issued on or around 17 April. Highlights • 299 deaths have been recorded and 329 people are still missing, according to the Government. • Latest assessments indicate that the homes of some tens of thousands of people have been destroyed or damaged beyond habitability. Most of these people are staying with hosts in the extended community. • Revised Flash Appeal requires US$294 million to respond to the drought and Cyclone Idai. • Food Cluster partners have so far assisted an estimated 30,000 people in the worst-affected areas of Chimanimani and Chipinge. • Access to a sufficient quantity of water for drinking, cooking and personal hygiene has been restored for 43,000 people. • Eight clusters have been activated to bolster the humanitarian response effort in support to the Government of Zimbabwe,