Cyclone Idai: NLC Commiserates With Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Others
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has commiserated with the workers and people of Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Madagascar affected by the horrendous landfall of Cyclone Idai.
“It is really tragic that this climatic and environmental disaster has left in its wake death in hundreds, thousands of displaced persons and large scale destruction and disruptions of public infrastructure, social facilities, property and livelihood”, the Congress said in a statement.
You would recall that in Beira, the second largest city in Mozambique, Cyclone Idai left its most devastating footprints as it is estimated that nearly 90% of the city has been destroyed. Similar waves of destruction impacted other cities and communities in different parts of Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Madagascar where Cyclone Idai bared its monstrous fangs.
The statement signed by the Ag. President, Comrade Najeem Usman Yasin, commended the resilience of those in the affected communities.
The statement partly read, “We salute the efforts of the governments of Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Madagascar in scrambling rescue resources it could avail as a first line response to the victims.
“We also appreciate the intervention of multilateral institutions and aid organizations both local and international for coming to the rescue of the people of Southern Africa hit by this calamitous disaster.
“As devastating and painful as Cyclone Idai is, it affords all of us a moment of quiet reflection. Climate Change is real! We can only mitigate and adapt to its realities”.
The NLC called on all governments in Africa and beyond to be alive to the challenge posed by Climate Change especially with regards to making provisions for climatic early warning systems and robust architecture of rescue initiatives cum resources to deal with disasters of this nature.
“We pray for the repose of the souls of those that died. We ask that God will grant fortitude to bereaved families, give strength to those whose loved ones are still missing or injured and imbue resilience in those experiencing great discomfort as occasioned by this natural disaster”, the statement ended
Source: The Sight News
