More than 150 people are feared dead after Cyclone Idai ripped through countries in southern Africa including Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Mozambique, the International Federation of Red Cross says
Hundreds of people are feared dead as Cyclone Idai rips through countries in southern Africa including Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Mozambique.
More than 150 people are thought to have been killed in the three countries, the International Federation of Red Cross said on Monday, warning that the death toll may rise following a complete assessment of the destruction.Cyclone Idai has caused "massive and horrifying" damage in the Central Mozambican city of Beira -- which has now been cut off from the rest of the country -- the IFRC said in a statement."The situation is terrible. The scale of devastation is enormous.
— Ministry of Information, Publicity & Broadcasting March 18, 2019 Cyclone Idai made its landfall in Mozambique on March 14 and went through neighboring Zimbabwe and some parts of Malawi.The cyclone comes a week after severe flooding had affected 1.5 million people in Mozambique and Malawi, killing at least 120 people in both countries, UN officials said.
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