Cyclone Idai Devastates Mozambique And Zimbabwe

The Guardian: Cyclone Idai: more than 1,000 feared dead in Mozambique

President describes scale of disaster as huge, as Red Cross says most of Beira damaged or destroyed

More than 1,000 people are feared dead in a devastating cyclone that hit Mozambique on Friday, the country’s president has said.

Filipe Nyusi told Mozambican radio he had seen “many bodies” floating in the overflowing Pungwe and Busi rivers. “It appears that we can register more than 1,000 deaths,” he said, adding that more than 100,000 people were at risk because of severe flooding.

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Cyclone hit millions across Africa in record disaster: U.N. -- Reuters
Cyclone Idai 'might be southern hemisphere's worst such disaster' -- The Guardian
Cyclone Idai devastates Mozambique and Zimbabwe -- DW
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Cyclone Idai: Death toll 'could reach 1,000' -- DW
Cyclone’s huge floods endangers the lives of more than 100,000 in southern Africa -- CNBC/AP
Zimbabwe cyclone survivors tearfully list dead relatives -- AFP
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Cyclone Idai leaves trail of destruction in southern Africa – video report -- The Guardian
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