Mozambique starts 3 days of mourning after cyclone kills hundreds

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CycloneIdai: Mozambique starts three days of mourning after cyclone kills hundreds

MAPUTO/HARARE - Mozambique started three days of national mourning on Wednesday after powerful cyclone winds and flooding killed hundreds of people and left a massive trail of destruction across swathes of southeast Africa.

In neighbouring Zimbabwe, the official death count stands at 98 but is likely to grow as hundreds are still missing. “Challenges remain in terms of the search and rescue of thousands of people, including children,” UNICEF said. It estimated that 260,000 children were at risk in Mozambique. The Red Cross has said at least 400,000 people have been made homeless in central Mozambique alone.

Local media reported that there were food and fuel shortages in central Mozambique because Beira was cut off by road.

 

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