US House Rep Karen Bass's office released the following Wednesday:

Rep. Bass Statement on Cyclone Idai

March 20, 2019

Press Release

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, issued the following statement as Mozambique began a three-day mourning period for the more than 200 people reported killed by Cyclone Idai.

“My thoughts are with the hundreds of thousands in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi who have been affected by Cyclone Idai over the past week. The devastation this storm has caused deserves the attention and support of the international community to rebuild. I’m encouraged by the level of humanitarian assistance to the affected countries and fully expect that the United States Agency for International Development will assist appropriately.”