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the victims of the giant storm. it's precedents needs a country in morning. i am personally so devastated. sometimes when you just passed by these minute caskets, you cannot help but shed tears because loved ones, one whole family completely wiped out. also ahead after 2 years of civil war and if you have yes, t gray region, we look up the who talent tease car it out by armed forces and have justice will ever be saved. ah, i am eddie micah junior. welcome to the program. it was one of the well strongest ever storms that has brought parts of south africa to its knees. more than 400 people on until have died after sykes and freddy tore across the region. bringing

with it heavy rain stud triggered flats and lance lights. most of those killed way in malawi, where authorities now fees a desperate battle to get aid and supplies to the thousands displaced blau he's precedent. last roaster, queerer has called on the international community to help steve off an impending humanitarian crisis in a country. now, united in grief, bucket by bucket, they bury the dead funerals for the victims of landslides triggered by days of heavy rain. ah, it's an emotionally charged and a painstaking battle against the elements. but they keep going. ah, this is

a country in mass morning. hundreds have lost their lives. here in the wake of sy claim freddy and implant tire. one of the worst affected areas. mo coffins are lined up under a rain soaked tent. malawi is president joining the queue of people paying their respects you cannot help but shed tears because loved ones, one whole family completely wiped out. and so many others that have been touch, you feel sad that we are at the receiving end of crime match, the changes that you know, you feel helpless. and that sense of helplessness is easy to understand when you see the lives shattered by this giant storm. like so many now this family

a trying to recover what they can from the wreckage of their home. but say they had little time to save their possessions in the wounded zillow. munoz in no visit d. i with i had no idea as to what impact a storm would have to do. you know, to william head warbler. i just realised that there was a heavy downpour when the house here and on the other side collapsed to douglas. was it a girl who said, who was with douglas? so i was shocked. you know, but really i was confused and didn't know what was happening. i am on brooklyn, journals of the 10s of thousands now displaced. some have ended up in crisis centers like this one set up in a school. many of those here were women and children in desperate need of food and water. but supplies are running short and getting more aid through is proving difficult, with many roads and bridges. now destroyed adding to a growing humanitarian crisis in a country already struggling with

a collar outbreak. and is the emergency response now turns into a recovery mission. with more bodies than survivors being pulled from the mud and debris. the death toll and lasting impact of this national tragedy is only expected to become even greater. oh, let's get more this from pools. the little move a king. he is senior for costa in disaster risk reduction from the south african weather service. hello sir. cycling freddie made landfall twice or 3 times and lingered on for so long. what makes it unique from previous other storms? is it made lend forest over america? in was a big, big tool was a big tenant, which is the ocean between what a gasket and wasn't big. and after that, it moved to finally to was a big again. and so that's where it died down just so far my law week for

a quote it had to do with the length of it. but it also does existing. i think it turned around a lot. so other cycles had it had one truck and just maybe 110. but this one it so many tens saw that another input to know what that might have been broken. ok, i mean if i got you correctly, you're saying cycle friday s the longest, there are cycling in recorded history. is that right? most likely that is correct. ok. now extreme where the events are quite common in malawi, a neighboring countries. why do they keep happening? well, did extreme, what could happen every way they did? the whole difference is how prepared people are. i did hear one of the officials in malawi indicating that it's because of the fact that they are having difficulty to

speak with the people on time. but it's on the forecast we had issued to focus on time. is there anything unique about the region that makes extreme, what a events quite common there? number one, it would be that was a big is actually a flat country. so these storms and truly moving with ease over and was a big that is perhaps one of these it as a move, for example, posing bubble. most of this talk too big for that out. because then you have a lot of friction with high mountains and all that. you don't have that it wasn't big. so besides the fact that the ocean is all, or sometimes it's are normally warm. so we also have the issue of the fred se, i don't want to be which make the systems to actually have relatively free movement and therefore causing a lot of a but at the same time, even the governments themselves, if you compare mozambique and my we,

i think it was on because i had a better plan to respond to the storm this time around that that sounds about right now scientists say human cause climate change has worse and cycling activity, making them more intense and more frequent. so should we expect more storms like friday? the simple answer, or should i say delete? the simple answer is to say yes, you can expect the storms to be way more extreme in terms of frequency or so in terms of the intensity. so that's what we can expect you to remember, even in south africa, we had a way that they really had to international headlines so. so indeed, it's not on this other thing about many other countries. i having these extreme conditions. so we can expect more such even beyond their topical circles or that sound. so i don't think anyone is looking forward to it. know exactly what can come

out of such extreme weather events. but that's where people like you come in. how come weather forecasters like you help countries better prepare for such extreme weather events. we as wonderful, has to work together for example. so that's kind of the same issue. so i have the forecast to the all countries in the south africa. so then african development community. so static we, it's really easy to focus for all those countries and we cooperate with, we focused us together. and then of course, we'll teach to take those messages forward. but also they have to make their own intense, localized analysis and communicate to the public. unfortunately, from time to time, we have to incidents where is difficult to has or this. we need the message to people on type those areas where couldn't cavities, poor government have to pull what really had to necessarily make it possible that

all messages that are coming from the weather and many other events actually cheaper. ok, who is the lead? so i'm a fucking where the thought african weather service. thank you. now she already had neighbor in was i'm because those who are among the countries impacted by cycling. freddy with more than 50, that's reported so far. while any loss of life is a tragedy that that tool is much lower than in 20. 19. when psycho only di claimed hundreds of lives in the country and left millions in need of humanitarian assistance in the 4 years since then was on the has put in place measures to help it be better prepared for extreme weather events. so have they paid off military out as the united nations residence coordinator in was on big mozambique has taken the decision that it absolutely needs to be resilient. mozambique is a 3rd most exposed to africa to climate,

the climatic disasters and to climate change. and so starting from a, the head of state, the head of state is the africa union champion for our disaster risk reduction. and the country has invested a lot in technology in a non ledger. and that has actually, by now this time before before cycle. and freddy very sophisticated satellite imagery extremely accurate and the very close collaboration between the methodological center and the civil protection. so they could with extreme accuracy go to the communities that were about to be hit and have a lot of extensive information to them so that they had to evacuate and accommodations centers were created and authorities deployed themselves at minister

level ministers when an under, when the cycle on in the same way as the population, but that caused also a very big commitment and the very big mobility section. this has happened and is happening with a lot of collaboration. also with the international community, the united nations and other what more can other countries learn from was m b, and what more can they do even beyond what was on the cast done to limit the damage caused by such natural disasters? so certainly investing in prepared nasa forecasting and in alerting the populations certainly training the population. so mozambique is also investing in resilient infrastructure and, but this is something that demands a lot of time and a lot of investments. so this is a must do for every country. this is what us european countries are also doing. and

this is what requires a global solidarity to support countries like mozambique and many other countries that are exposed to natural disasters. in this way, is there enough money in store in the u. n. to support such countries in dealing with such disasters? or is it a case of there's a so much happening in the world. there's not enough money available. we have used all the stocks that we have here to provide an immediate response. we are united nations as well as the whole humanitarian community, but also civil society, the institutions here we have provided a lot of supply b. so for b, water, water, purification tablets, food plastic sheeting to the population, but it is not enough. there is a huge need for support. and there is

a huge need for resources also because at the same time mozambique is experiencing a color outbreak. and when you have floods, the color outbreaks can only amplified. so we need a lot of solidity to help the country that is already doing its best through the vaccination campaign. yes, because of the un, if, sorry, to cut you the u. n. is doing enough, and is it been running out well school to help come from puzzle because a huge agricultural pension mozambique can become the bread, bread, basket. sure. for a large part of our, for many, many countries in the world, many, many countries in africa. i think that is a common interest in supporting mozambique in having a resilience agriculture. it is in the interest of the whole world to support the mozambique and farmers lost all their harvest now with this cycle. and they will

not have a crop until next year. this time, ok, so it is very, it is a common and joint interest and benefit ok. maritime carl at united nations residents coordinates i was on big thank you very much for your insights. you're welcome. ah, you are a secretary of state antony blanket, vista detailed here earlier this week. after years of strained relations caused by the conflict within the country. lincoln met with his, if you can count about the mecca mcclendon in at the suburban a trip is part of the push by washington to support peace efforts in the country after 2 years of civil war in the t gray region usa khatri law that the 2 parties for the up he's efforts, possession of hostilities agreement is a major achievement and step for saving lives, changing lives. the guns are saw. as the fighting has stopped,

human rights violations have declined. humanitarian assistance is flowing and finally reaching nearly all communities and need services are being restored in the t gray region. the t feel f as a sorry, arity and, and other non federal forces are departing. prime minister abbey and the philippine federal government. and to grand regional leaders should be commended for reaching this agreement and for the significant progress in delivering on their commitments . now this comes, i made report of a large scale massacre in t grey, just days before the peace deal was signed last november. witnesses see more than 300 people were massacred in villages around the town of edward in t. grey. the killings were in apparent with solution for e battlefield defeat, inflicted by the t gray liberation front on a retreat on forces who were fighting on the side of it. you can, governments, troops are right. groups of accused eritrea and soldiers of frequent mass killings, systematic rape,

and sexual slavery during the brutal 2 year war. did have you gained access to the region to hear from survivors? a warning you may find the following, report upsetting? aberdeen had her go, survived a massacre where more than 300 villages were killed. it happened just days before a deal was signed ending the warranty gray, one. she had heard rumors of people being killed. so she and her family went into hiding near her house. and cast the an alarm at court on the day when the cattle started making noises. my son and husband left for the house to see what was happening on you again. katy and so i then a soldier came from and killed them both. i lawyer, i think the one she heard shots being fired. it wasn't every tree and soldiers. she says, here's where he shut the door. maybe inside her hut, she found

a bloodbath. her husband 70 year old betty, you are by shot dead on the floor. holding his cross under his head. he had been a priest, unit at mansfield, my daughter, your father is dead. now we carried him into the living room. and when i went there, we found my son over to the ham and also dead m ideally. we were shot ready now. yup. we covered them and cried. her 28 year old son. good day. beauty, who had been planning to marry soon after it had gone and her daughter were too scared of the soldiers who were occupying the village. they stayed in the house with the bodies for 4 days house and whatnot. then i went to church to see if i could bury them there, but a high ranking retrain. so just said no. he said it was us who attacked them. i told him we didn't know when she buried her husband and son in her back yard. after 2 months they were finally moved to the church graveyard. since then,

had huggles hasn't slept well, she's overcome with grief. what did we grands do? they must be held accountable. it was civilians they killed. they killed the people instead of fighting the soldiers. according to the administration of the town of the soldiers slaughtered more than 300 people in various villages, over the course of just one week. witnesses say a retreat and forces took revenge on civilians after suffering a defeat on the battlefield at cedar or by a social worker recorded 90. 1 people who were killed in the village of mariam chevy to over 3 days. the can with elena hath live and had of the 91 victims at 12 for women. i for the 10 were religious leaders committed. when we looked at the ages, they were from 2 years to 90. 2 years old. they killed toddlers, little girls, entire families. often the soldiers tied their victims,

hands before executing them, something in one case both parents were murdered in front of their 5 children. miss ad goes the ad for their luck. they killed the mother named t gay and mutilated. her breasts with a knife after they killed her, they put the baby on top of her. a coffee. i'm of your mamma. these findings are a testament to the gruesome violence that happened here of the hazard home at cedar are by hopes that her records will one day help justice to be served. for some more analysis are now joined by adam cassie arbor senior advisor for constitution on peace. jordan, are the international institute for democracy and electoral assistance in the hague . the netherlands tele them. is there any chance at all about victims of the conflict? war gets justice that thank you again for, for having me. there. there is certainly a political understanding that,

that the violence that's was can, that's happened in connection with the civil war. but also that as a has happened before the civil war started. that justice is necessary to address the, the, the, the, the violence that now in terms of how to go about the kind of justice, all of that is still is still very open. and of course, there are some questions around the intention of the stakeholders and not just the government, but also the chart of the thing when leadership fund, because violence has been committed on all sides. and so there are questions around in taishan and also questions around the capacity to deliver, even if there is, there is willingness. i mean, you mentioned violence has been committed on all sides and from all sides, every tree and soldiers who are aligned to the 2 governments during the war. i was accused of horrific acts of violence. so could davy face justice?

that is very complicated because it's you as an independent country and, and any process that happens within it, you would very likely be restrictive to, to, to your peons to they took and government and the to go to go out leadership. and so if you're kind of represents a unique and very difficult situation, and if there is to be accountability against every theory and every 3 that are responsible for atrocities that would have to be more international that it would not be possible for they took and government alone to impose any, any sanctions and so an international it's obviously very difficult, very complicated process. and so unfortunately i suspect it's going to be a lot more difficult to hold them accountable at this stage. that will clearly be a big challenge to the people that are seeking justice, talking about, you know, opening it up to an international se committee,

maybe to try to seek justice. ethiopia is pushing for a local legal process. it has objected to un commission of inquiry, but why not allow on independence body to help seek justice? wouldn't that be the best deal? once a year, you're right in international, the united nations humorous council has set up a committee investigating atrocities connected with the civil war. now the, the german government obviously has been against it, partially because the committee was set up at a moment where the war was still raging. and so there was a sense that the counselor was being used by, by and friendly countries to, to push it's, i jenda in relation to the war. and so there is that, that there's a, there's a bag that comes with it. and secondly, the mandate of the commission is restricted to the civil war. and what if you open government now is proposing again, as i said initially,

their intentions and capacity, you have questions around those. but the intention is to look beyond not just, not just on the civil war, but be owned to include issues of justice that i've been, that i've been advising in the past decade or 2. and of course, more fundamentally, the different government things that justice is a matter of sobering, over unity for the country. and therefore it's what it wants to have control. how feasible is that. i mean, u. s. s. secretary of state anthony blank and reset it. yeah. just recently, what will the us role in all of this help to achieve what and so you know that the situation is very complicated. the country is still in transition and it's very delicate, very fragile. and so questions around just is obviously have implications closer to 2 questions around it piece and you more chrissy and all of that.

so internally can willingness to, to proceed with this. things would depend on the power dynamics and the international community, naturally. because if it's leverage over the economy, because if it's control over the world bank and other other budget budgets and diplomatic support, the trip and government, they have some leverage in guiding the approach that they took and government tax. but overall, the, the primary responsibility remains with, if you open government about the international pressure concerts and the ship, the measures that they took and government tax. but because the country is still in transition. and because of the situation, you know, as, as, as big as it was, the civil war is essentially part of the dynamics, part of the complexity that the country faces. and so we have to see how productively the international community,

particularly the west can engage. but the primary responsibility would depend on the top and government and in that incentive depends on the ongoing political dynamics within the country. ok, adam, ca see a better with international institute for democracy on electoral assistance in the hague, netherlands. thank you. ah, that's it for now, from all of our stories, you can embed out on d, w dot com slash africa. or you can go to our facebook and twitter page. it's thanks for your time. i've been out with with

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