Displaced families arrive after being rescued by boat from a flooded area of Buzi district, 200 kilometers (120 miles) outside Beira, Mozambique, on Saturday, March 23, 2019. A second week has begun of efforts to find and help tens of thousands of people after Cyclone Idai devastated a large swath of Mozambique. (Themba Hadebe/Associated Press)BUZI, Mozambique — The Latest on Mozambique Cyclone (all times local):11:40 p.m.United States military says President Donald Trump has directed it to support relief efforts in the aftermath of the cyclone that hit Mozambique more than a week ago. The U.S. Africa Command statement comes three days after Mozambique’s government made a formal request through the international community for aid. But Veronica Fatia was going against the tide, up waters that only recently carried corpses to the sea.

Source: Washington Post March 24, 2019 21:45 UTC