00:01Each morning, the same scene unfolds.
00:04Queues grow longer outside corrugated iron vendors.
00:07This basic material, used for both roofing and walls,
00:11has become a luxury since the country's second largest city
00:14was devastated by Cyclone Gazzini on February the 10th.
00:18Gaspard has been trying to secure building supplies for three days.
00:23So, do you have any metal sheets or not?
00:28You keep telling us to wait, but we still don't know anything.
00:33The price of corrugated iron has doubled, a surge driven by soaring demand,
00:38but also by damaged roads that have slowed deliveries into the city.
00:43Our house was destroyed and we still have to fight just to get roofing sheets.
00:48I'm struggling, I have no home and my children are no longer eating properly.
00:52We have the sky as our roof, and when it rains we get soaked.
00:56That's our reality today.
00:58The government has announced sanctions against traders accused of price gouging.
01:03But so far, no one has been prosecuted.
01:06Despite significant international assistance
01:08and a promised public grant of 55 euros per household,
01:12many victims say they have received nothing.
01:14Slow registration processes and difficulties accessing outlying neighborhoods
01:18have delayed distribution, leaving the most vulnerable behind,
01:22including 78-year-old Dalize, who is now homeless and depending on handouts for food.
01:30At the moment, I just sit in a corner and people bring me food.
01:34I haven't received any official aid.
01:39I'm in mounting frustration in allegation of aid diversion.
01:43The regional prefects sought to assure the public.
01:48We are conducting strict monitoring to ensure assistance reaches beneficiaries directly.
01:54Nearly a month after Cyclone Ghazani tore through the region,
01:58cash aid has been put on hold.
01:59Authorities say they are reviewing the list of beneficiaries
02:02after protests of her registration mistakes.
02:05Caught between international procedures and logistical bottlenecks,
02:09support for some victims remains for now.
02:12At a stintest time...
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