Fears are growing of starvation in communities that have been cut off after winds and torrential rain smashed bridges and destroyed roads.
A week ago, everything she owned, including a poultry run where she kept chickens, was swept away by a mudslide when Cyclone Idai, after lashing Mozambique, turned its wrath on eastern Zimbabwe.
Two men carry a body of a baby recently dug out of the rubble in Ngangu township, Chimanimani on March 21, 2019, as more bodies are being recovered and immediately buried as some are already decomposing. Picture: ZINYANGE AUNTONY / AFP“My house, my property, chickens. I am now surviving on handouts, something I never imagined myself doing.Well-wishers set up the temporary shelter in a conference room at a local majestic Chimanimani Hotel to feed victims of the storm.
“We should not expect to eat until our tummies are full or complain saying ‘at my house I used to have my tea with milk’,” she said.A woman crosses a stream of raw sewerage in Ngangu township, Chimanimani on March 21, 2019. Picture: ZINYANGE AUNTONY / AFP Some people on long-term treatment for conditions such as HIV have lost their medication and appealed for urgent supplies.
“There are people who have lost their homes and property in places like Kopa and Rusitu,” said Shawne Kidd, a local businessman who is helping in relief and recovery efforts.
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