[LISTEN] Northmead resident appeals for help with relief needed in Mozambique
“My garage at home is being used as a storage point for the items before a 22-foot truck leaves for Mozambique on Wednesday."
Northmead resident Dawn Viljoen is appealing to the public to provide assistance to disaster-hit Beira, Mozambique.
This comes after Cyclone Idai recently made landfall in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi with the most devastating effects being felt in Beira, Mozambique.
Recent reports have revealed that over 1 000 people are feared dead, with homes, other property and infrastructure such as roads being washed away.
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Items included on the list are as follows:
Food
Cooking oil
Mealie meal
Salt
Sugar
Beans
Rice
Powder milk
Dry foods
Bottled water
Peanut butter
General household
Blankets/ rolls of blanket material
Clothing adult and kids
Soap
Jik (chlorine bleach – no additives)
Buckets
Cups
Nappies
Towels
Pots for cooking
Gas for cooking
Housing
Plastic (E.g. DPC sheets)
Tents
Tarpaulins
Medical
Bandages
Betadine
Gauze
Paracetamol adult and children
Anti inflammatories (Ibuprofen etc.)
Antibiotics for adults and children (Amoxicillin, Azithromycin)
IV fluids if able to use as Malaria treatments (Coartem) for adults and children.
Diarrhoea medication: Immodium and Rehydrate.
Space blankets
Body bags
“Medication and food are among our top priorities to get to those affected in time.
“My garage at home is being used as a storage point for the items before a 22-foot truck leaves for Mozambique on Wednesday.
“I would like to have the truck filled up before we send it up to them.”
Members of the public who would like to assist with the cause can contact Viljoen on 071 890 1230 or email her on viljoendawn@yahoo.com
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