Archived: Tadiwanashe Bingepinge (18). Mother to twins
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Resource ID
6083
Access
Open
Orientation
Landscape
Date
26 March 19
Submitted by
Christian Aid
Funded by
Member/Other
Country
Zimbabwe
Appeal Name
Cyclone Idai
Appeal Code
A022
Phase
PJA
Theme
Need
Subject
Child, Female
Visability
Eye Contact
Credit
KB Mpofu/Christian Aid
Caption
Tadiwanashe Bingepinge (18). Mother to twins.
"I live in New Stands section of Ngango Township, Chimanimani. The rain started off normally, as it often does. Later on I realised that its intensity was increasing. I tried to be patient and stay calm. But later on I woke up our neighbours and they came to join us, and we kept hoping it would subside. We were arguing amongst ourselves, some thought it was getting better, some said it was getting worse. We then noticed that some houses around us were collapsing. That's when I started to get really scared because I have two little children, twins. I suggested that we join other people who were passing by, headed to the shops (stores). After another hour or so, the water started to flood the verandah, that's when we knew we were in trouble.
At this point, everyone in the house agreed that it was time to go join other people who had gone to seek shelter at the shops because they were on higher ground. I took one baby and someone helped me carry the other twin. That wasn't the easiest walk, there was so much water everywhere, it was like a big river. I've never seen so my much water before. We held each other's hands as a group while those with kids also held on to them. There were two men in the group and they offered to carry the children to the part that had shallower water. Then we went to join them. We were using our cellphones to light up the roads because not only was the water too much, it also had logs, stones and other dangerous objects. Eventually we made it to the shops and joined other people who had gathered there. That's how we survived.
The following morning we discovered that our houses and all our belongings were gone.
We are still staying at these shops, the owners have been kind enough to let us stay here for now. We have been getting food supplies through various organisations and we are grateful for that.
The biggest help we need now is places to stay because we can't live here forever. Accommodation is the biggest need right now but we also need things like diapers for children."
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