In 2019, Cyclone Idai hit south-east Africa, most affecting Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe. 

At the early stages of the disaster, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that the humanitarian crisis in African countries, provoked by Cyclone Idai, could lead to an outbreak of a number of dangerous diseases, including cholera.
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The possibility of a cholera outbreak was a major concern for hundreds of thousands of cyclone survivors who are forced to cope without clean water or sanitation.
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In the aftermath of the cyclone, Mozambican authorities were organizing cholera prevention and treatment centers in the areas affected.
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The first officially confirmed cases of cholera in Mozambique were recorded in the heavily damaged city of Beira.
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According to Mozambican authorities, all the cases are residents of the poor urban district of Munhava.
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After the initial cases were detected, doctors recorded about 200 new cases of suspected cholera infection every day.
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Since the city suffered from a lack of drinking water, as well as sewage systems destroyed by floods and damage to the water supply system, the disease was spreading at tremendous speed.
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WHO sent 900,000 vaccines to Mozambique.
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In Malawi, floods, hurricanes and downpours caused by the Idai cyclone affected about a million people in the country.
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Church organizations worked in collaboration with WHO to help deliver first aid kits and infection prevention medications to affected areas, especially as doctors feared cholera outbreaks.
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At the same time, wells were being drilled to provide the population with high-quality drinking water and prevent epidemics.
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Doctors from the international humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders were engaged in disease prevention, distributing hygiene kits.
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Primary services for the prevention and treatment of cholera were deployed.
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Q: Which African country did Cyclone Idai affect?
A: Mozambique

Q: Which African country did Cyclone Idai affect?
A: Malawi

Q: Which African country did Cyclone Idai affect?
A: Zimbabwe

Q: What consequence of Cyclone Idai did the World Health Organization warn about?
A: An outbreak of dangerous diseases, including choleraA: An outbreak of dangerous diseasesA: An outbreak of cholera

Q: Why was the possibility of a cholera outbreak a major concern for hundreds of thousands of cyclone survivors?
A: Because they were without clean water or sanitationA: Because they were without clean waterA: Because they were without sanitation

Q: What kind of facilities were Mozambican authorities organizing in the aftermath of the cyclone in the areas affected?
A: Cholera prevention and treatment centers

Q: In what Mozambican city were the first officially confirmed cases of cholera recorded?
A: In Beira

Q: What city district were the first victims of cholera in Beira from?
A: Munhava

Q: How many new cases of suspected cholera infection a day did doctors record in Beira?
A: about 200

Q: Why was the disease spreading at tremendous speed in Beira?
A: Because of a lack of drinking waterA: Because sewage systems were destroyed by floodsA: Because of damage to the water supply system

Q: What did the World Health Organization send to Mozambique?
A: Cholera vaccines 

Q: How many cholera vaccines did the World Health Organization send to Mozambique?
A: 900,000 

Q: How many people in Malawi did floods, hurricanes and downpours caused by the Idai cyclone affect?
A: About a million 

Q: What organizations worked in Malawi to deliver infection prevention supplies to affected areas?
A: Church organizations

Q: What organizations worked in Malawi to deliver infection prevention supplies to affected areas?
A: The World Health Organization

Q: What organizations worked in Malawi to deliver infection prevention supplies to affected areas?
A: Doctors Without Borders

Q: What measure was taken in Malawi to provide the population with high-quality drinking water and to prevent epidemics?
A: Wells were drilled 

Q: What services were deployed in Malawi by Doctors Without Borders?
A: Primary services for the prevention and treatment of cholera