Half of all those affected by Tropical Cyclone Idai in southern Africa are extremely vulnerable children, UNICEF said on Friday, as its Executive Director Henrietta Fore visited the region.

Describing the scene from Mozambique, the country worst-hit by the flooding and devastation caused by the cyclone, Ms’ Fore said that the situation for children who survived Idai is “desperate.”

Speaking to Daniel Johnson from UN News in Geneva, UNICEF spokesperson Christophe Boulierac gave an update on the latest situation on the ground in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe.