Hundreds of people are still missing after the cyclone triggered floods, mudslides and rock falls in parts of the country’s eastern highlands.
HARARE - A team of South Africans with trained dogs is in Zimbabwe to search for bodies nearly two weeks after parts of the country were devastated by Cyclone Idai.Gallery: after the storm, relief & shelter for survivors of Cyclone Idai
They’re expected to start work on Wednesday using sniffer dogs in the search for trapped bodies in Chimanimani and surrounding areas.Thirteen days after Cyclone Idai hit Zimbabwe, the government says at least 327 people are still missing. Many of those are thought to still be buried beneath mud and boulders in places, like Chimanimani’s Kopa Growth point, which popular trading centre before the storm.
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