Urgent question on Cyclone Idai disaster

Urgent question from Andrew Mitchell MP

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http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2019/march/urgent-question-on-cyclone-idai-disaster/http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2019/march/urgent-question-on-cyclone-idai-disaster/
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Thursday, March 21, 2019
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Cyclone, Vortices, Meteorology, Tropical cyclones, Physical geography
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  • Conservative MP, Andrew Mitchell MP asked the Government to make a statement on the Cyclone Idai disaster southern Africa.
  • Last week, Cyclone Idai causedwidespread flooding and devastation inin southern Africa affectingthousandsof peopleinMozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi.
  • Minister of State for International Development, Harriet Baldwin,replied to the urgentquestion on behalf of the Government and stated:
    "..I'm sure thewhole House will join me in expressing shock at the lossand devastation following the deadly Cyclone Idaiacross southern Africa.
  • Alongside the Met Office, we have been trackingthis cyclone and supplies were prepositioned in Mozambique.
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