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At least 350,000 children in India at direct risk in face of Cyclone Fani
Cyclone Fani, which is expected to make landfall in the eastern states of India, is putting 800,000 people directly at risk, including 350,000 children, Save the Children warns – with many more affected by heavy rains, possible flash floods and landslides both in coastal and urban areas.
Save the Children Statement on Cyclone Kenneth
Tropical Cyclone Kenneth made landfall in northern Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Province Thursday evening, recording maximum sustained winds of 200 kph, the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane.
Number of malnourished children set to double in Idai-hit parts of Mozambique
MAPUTO, 25 April – The number of acutely malnourished children under five in cyclone-hit areas in Mozambique is expected to jump from nearly 60,000 to 115,000, after crops and livelihoods were swept away by the storm, Save the Children warned today.
Three children killed in Idlib shelling
Three children were killed on Monday in a new wave of shelling across Idlib, in North West Syria, that hit schools, infrastructure and displacement camps over the past few days, driving thousands of people out of their homes. Two Save the Children-supported schools were heavily damaged.
“I was dreaming about being on a plane to Belgium:” children from around the world share testimonies from Al Hol camp
Al Hol (Syria) – Save the Children has spoken to dozens of foreign children it supports in Al Hol camp in North East Syria, where conditions are overcrowded and humanitarian aid is insufficient to meet all needs.
CYCLONE IDAI: CHILDREN TALK OF DEATH AND DESTRUCTION WHILE WORLD LOOKS AWAY
One month after Cyclone Idai wreaked havoc across Mozambique, affected children are showing signs of severe psychological stress, including bedwetting, nightmares and anxiety, Save the Children warned today.
Save the Children staff describes scenes of devastation at school in Sanaa: “Children were bleeding on the floor, calling for their parents"
Sanaa, April 8, 2019 – A Save the Children child protection worker who rushed to the scene of the school where several students were killed yesterday in Yemen, described scenes of devastation, and children bleeding heavily while aid workers tried to reach them.
Cyclone Idai: 194 babies expected to be born daily amidst cholera, malaria outbreak
An estimated 6,013 babies are due to be born this month, or 194 a day, in areas ravaged by Cyclone Idai in Mozambique and are at increased risk of being affected by cholera and malaria, Save the Children warned today.
