Challenges remain for Malawi’s Cyclone Ana victims

Mwandida Matias, 39, stands outside what used to be her home. She and her six children have been sheltering in a school since Cyclone Ana hit Malawi one month ago. © RFI/Charles Pensulo

Mother of six Mwandida Matias, 39, recalls the night they were hit by violent storms in Chikawa district, southern Malawi. People were shouting, others beating drums to alert people. By the time she managed to get out of the house with her children, the water was already up to her waist.

“The water came around 12 midnight. All we managed to do was run for our lives,” says Matias.