Cyclone Idai: Rocks from mountain crush huts in Zim

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Chipo Dhliwayo was sleeping in her hut when the devastating Cyclone Idai landfall rolled huge boulders over whole villages in Zimbabwe’s Chimanimani district. Several other villagers were simply buried under massive landslides, community members say

Her husband had already rushed to rescue his parents who stayed a short distance from his homestead after rain started flooding houses.When Dhliwayo’s husband returned to his homestead, huge boulders had already levelled one of his huts.

“I had three children that were sleeping in the house and I managed to rescue only my six-month-old child on my own before my husband arrived back. So far, according to the government, 189 people have lost their lives, but the body count is not over and villagers fear that the final tally will probably double.

For starters, the number of those missing is still about 200 and some areas were still unreachable this week, making it impossible to determine the full extent of the disaster. Chimanimani was the worst-hit area, followed by Chipinge, also in Manicaland province, which hosts the plush tourist resort area known as the Eastern Highlands, as well as the Masvingo areas of Zaka and Bikita.

 

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