Guns Engulfed

It is cyclone season and five cyclones have already hit Madagascar. Now the sixth one, Jaya, is on its way towards the island yet again. The previous cyclones have left roughly 450,000 people without major necessities such as shelter, food, water, and medicine. Medicine is a biggy too. Medicine is in dire need so cases of diarrhea, measles, malaria, and other infections don’t spread and become another source of casualties.

The main meal of many islanders, rice, has become short in supply due to the storms wiping out the crops. With malnutrition already an issue, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the UN World Food Program (WFP) have stepped in to make sure it doesn’t escalate.

With buildings and roads destroyed, the UN has designated different routes in order to get supplies to areas as quick as possible. Supplies may include buckets, tents, school supplies, and cooking oil. UNICEF and WFP hope this will spark optimism in all those who have already lost so much.

This article reminded me a lot of what happened in Tsunami. Of course it is not as big as the Tsunami was but the effect it had on the people was still as devastating. Some of these people in Madagascar were already hurting for medicine and nutrition, so this just makes it worse for them. It’s just another article which makes us realize how lucky we truly are.

Photograph & Article Source: “With Sixth Cyclone on Way, UN Readies Aid for Hundreds of Thousands in Madagascar” All Africa Global media-- allAfrica.com