Working with UNICEF in emergency situations always brings new learning. Yesterday was no exception – don’t stand close to a helicopter when it is taking off from a dusty field. Failing to follow the local crowd of onlookers who swiftly disappeared as soon as the blades began to rotate, I was left covered in dust – and will remember to pay keener attention in future. I’m in the most southerly district of Malawi, one of the poorest countries in Southern Africa, to assist with the response to the floods that have affected 15 districts in the country. Flooding has submerged villages; wiped…
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