Hundreds were dead, many more were missing and thousands were at risk in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi. “This is a major humanitarian emergency that is getting bigger by the hour,” said Herve Verhoosel with the World Food Program. Cyclone Idai swept across central Mozambique before dropping huge amounts of rain in neighbouring Zimbabwe’s eastern mountains. Hardest hit is Beira, where thousands of homes have been destroyed. Rivers have burst their banks, leaving many houses submerged and around 11,000 households displaced in the southern district of Nsanje.

Source: National Post March 19, 2019 08:45 UTC