| Event: | EC Extratropical Cyclone |
| Number: | 2014-000046 |
| Country: | COM Comoros |
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| Date (YMD): | 2014-4-5 |
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| Information Source: | IFRC |
| Comments: | Since 24 March, Comoros was hit by heavy rains, particularly on the island of Anjouan. The storm alert due to the tropical cyclone Hellen in the Mozambique Channel was issued on 26 March. Based on the intensity of the rain and the strong winds the Comorian civil security increased the alert to yellow 29 March. In the following days the rain intensified and spread to Grande Comore and Moheli, exacerbated by Tropical Cyclone Hellen.
On Anjouan, the region between Sima and Pomoni in the western part of the island and the northeastern Domoni region are the most affected. In the village of Mahale on the eastern coast of Anjouan, a crack in the ground which apparently appeared a few weeks earlier as the result of an earthquake, has grown wider and deeper due to landslides related to the strength of the rains in the past week. The villagers from Mahale were relocated to the village of Bambao, 8 kilometres north of Mahale, where they are housed in a primary school and in the premises of CFADERE on 31 March. As of 3 April, 350 families representing 1,995 people are displaced from Mahale and are currently housed in schools and warehouses, with the expectation that they will be moved to four temporary camps. It is estimated that the villagers may be displaced for up to three months. The people continue to leave the village and the number of people in the camps is expected to increase substantially in the coming days.
In addition to the exceptional rainfall, storm surges rose above usual limits and and flooded homes lying close to the beaches. The flow of rainwater has also contributed to damaging of homes. A total 18 villages on Anjouan were affected by the subsequent floods. Initial assessments by the government and the Comoros Red Crescent indicate that up to 1,234 households (a total of 6,788 people), are directly affected, including:
- 1009 children under 5 years
- 144 pregnant women,
- 318 seniors.
On Moheli island, 24 villages have been affected by the rains and the winds and 457 households (2,723 people) have seen damage to or destruction of their homes and crops.
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