Deadly cyclone raises fears of humanitarian crisis in southern Africa

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 22:55:00 +0100dailysabah (en)

A week after Cyclone Idai hit coastal Mozambique and swept across the country to Zimbabwe, the death, damage and flooding continues in southern Africa, making it one of the most destructive natural disasters in the region's recent history. The confirmed death toll is still rising and hundreds of thousands of lives are at risk, officials said.

Death toll from cyclone surpasses 500 in southern Africa

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 22:18:00 +0100missoulian (en)

Flood waters dominate the landscape following cyclone force winds and heavy rain near the coastal city of Beira, Mozambique, Wednesday March 20, 2019. Torrential rains were expected to continue into Thursday and floodwaters were still rising, according to aid groups trying to get food, water and clothing to desperate survivors.

Death toll from cyclone surpasses 500 in southern Africa

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 22:12:00 +0100siouxcityjournal (en)

Flood waters dominate the landscape following cyclone force winds and heavy rain near the coastal city of Beira, Mozambique, Wednesday March 20, 2019. Torrential rains were expected to continue into Thursday and floodwaters were still rising, according to aid groups trying to get food, water and clothing to desperate survivors.

The Latest: Zimbabwe declares mourning for cyclone victims

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 21:17:00 +0100missoulian (en)

A young girl is helped from a boat after being evacuated from flood waters following cyclone force winds and heavy rain near the coastal city of Beira, Mozambique, Wednesday March 20, 2019. Torrential rains were expected to continue into Thursday and floodwaters were still rising, according to aid....

Death toll from cyclone surpasses 500 in southern Africa

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 21:09:00 +0100timesdaily (en)

Flood waters dominate the landscape following cyclone force winds and heavy rain near the coastal city of Beira, Mozambique, Wednesday March 20, 2019. Torrential rains were expected to continue into Thursday and floodwaters were still rising, according to aid groups trying to get food, water and clothing to desperate survivors.

The Latest: Zimbabwe declares mourning for cyclone victims

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 20:53:00 +0100muscatinejournal (en)

A young girl is helped from a boat after being evacuated from flood waters following cyclone force winds and heavy rain near the coastal city of Beira, Mozambique, Wednesday March 20, 2019. Torrential rains were expected to continue into Thursday and floodwaters were still rising, according to aid....

The Latest: Zimbabwe declares mourning for cyclone victims

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 20:41:00 +0100siouxcityjournal (en)

A young girl is helped from a boat after being evacuated from flood waters following cyclone force winds and heavy rain near the coastal city of Beira, Mozambique, Wednesday March 20, 2019. Torrential rains were expected to continue into Thursday and floodwaters were still rising, according to aid....

The Latest: Zimbabwe declares mourning for cyclone victims

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 20:06:00 +0100timesdaily (en)

A young girl is helped from a boat after being evacuated from flood waters following cyclone force winds and heavy rain near the coastal city of Beira, Mozambique, Wednesday March 20, 2019. Torrential rains were expected to continue into Thursday and floodwaters were still rising, according to aid....

Death toll from cyclone surpasses 500 in southern Africa

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 19:51:00 +0100muscatinejournal (en)

Flood waters dominate the landscape following cyclone force winds and heavy rain near the coastal city of Beira, Mozambique, Wednesday March 20, 2019. Torrential rains were expected to continue into Thursday and floodwaters were still rising, according to aid groups trying to get food, water and clothing to desperate survivors.

Death toll from cyclone surpasses 500 in southern Africa

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 19:41:00 +0100siouxcityjournal (en)

Flood waters dominate the landscape following cyclone force winds and heavy rain near the coastal city of Beira, Mozambique, Wednesday March 20, 2019. Torrential rains were expected to continue into Thursday and floodwaters were still rising, according to aid groups trying to get food, water and clothing to desperate survivors.

Death toll from cyclone surpasses 500 in southern Africa

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 19:29:00 +0100gazette (en)

A woman carries some of her belongings through flood waters following cyclone force winds and heavy rain near the coastal city of Beira, Mozambique, Tuesday March 19, 2019. Torrential rains were expected to continue into Thursday and floodwaters were still rising, according to aid groups trying to....

Death toll from cyclone surpasses 500 in southern Africa

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 18:58:00 +0100timesdaily (en)

Flood waters dominate the landscape following cyclone force winds and heavy rain near the coastal city of Beira, Mozambique, Wednesday March 20, 2019. Torrential rains were expected to continue into Thursday and floodwaters were still rising, according to aid groups trying to get food, water and clothing to desperate survivors.

Cyclone Idai: Combined death tool at 312, relief and rescue ongoing

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 16:41:00 +0100en-africanews (en)

Combined death toll at 312, US army could deploy. Rescue workers plucked more survivors from trees and roofs to safety on Thursday, a week after a cyclone ripped through southern Africa and triggered devastating floods that have killed hundreds of people and displaced hundreds of thousands.

Cyclone Idai: Mozambique deaths at 217, relief efforts continuing

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 11:07:00 +0100en-africanews (en)

Mozambique deaths pass 200, rescue continues. Mozambique’s Minister of Land and Environment has given updated figures arising from the deadly cyclone Idai that ravaged the southern African country late last week. Deaths = 200; Rescued = 3,000; Stranded = 15,000 Desperate rescue efforts.

Aid agencies struggle to rescue Mozambique cyclone victims

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 10:47:00 +0100ahram-EN (en)

Aid workers raced on Wednesday to help survivors and meet spiralling humanitarian needs in three southern African countries battered by the region's worst storm in years. Five days after tropical cyclone Idai cut a swathe through Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi , the confirmed death toll stood at....

'We're running out of time': Aid workers racing to help survivors of deadly cyclone in southern Africa

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 09:15:00 +0100thejournal (en)

AID WORKERS ARE racing to help survivors and meet spiralling humanitarian needs in three southern African countries battered by the region’s worst storm in years. Since tropical cyclone Idai cut a swathe through Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi last week, the confirmed death toll stood at more than....

Aid agencies struggle to rescue Mozambique cyclone victims

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 07:56:00 +0100straitstimesSG (en)

"We are sleeping outside, everything is destroyed, our houses are destroyed, everything is gone, we have recovered nothing." World Food Programme (WFP) spokeswoman Deborah Nguyen told AFP in Beira that "the priority today is to rush to rescue people trapped in the flooded areas" as much as organising temporary shelter for those rescued.

Aid agencies struggle to rescue Mozambique cyclone victims

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 07:31:00 +0100rappler (en)

LOOTING. People take part in the looting sacks of Chinese rice printed "China Aid" from a warehouse which is surrounded by water after cyclone hit in Beira, Mozambique, on March 20, 2019. Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP. BEIRA, Mozambique – Aid workers raced on Wednesday, March 20, to help survivors....

Aid agencies struggle to rescue Mozambique cyclone victims

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 06:50:00 +0100news-yahoo (en)

Beira (Mozambique) (AFP) - Aid workers raced on Wednesday to help survivors and meet spiralling humanitarian needs in three southern African countries battered by the region's worst storm in years. Five days after tropical cyclone Idai cut a swathe through Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi , the....

The Latest: UN will press global community for cyclone aid

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 05:03:00 +0100therepublic (en)

JOHANNESBURG The Latest on Cyclone Idai and the flooding damage to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi (all times local): 7:10 p.m. United Nations deputy spokesman Farhan Haq says the U.N. will ask the international community for money to help victims of Cyclone Idai but “at this stage what we want to do is underscore the sheer level of this crisis.

The Latest: UN will press global community for cyclone aid

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 04:17:00 +0100dailyjournal (en)

JOHANNESBURG The Latest on Cyclone Idai and the flooding damage to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi (all times local): 7:10 p.m. United Nations deputy spokesman Farhan Haq says the U.N. will ask the international community for money to help victims of Cyclone Idai but “at this stage what we want to do is underscore the sheer level of this crisis.

The Latest: UN will press global community for cyclone aid

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 04:15:00 +0100tribtown (en)

JOHANNESBURG The Latest on Cyclone Idai and the flooding damage to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi (all times local): 7:10 p.m. United Nations deputy spokesman Farhan Haq says the U.N. will ask the international community for money to help victims of Cyclone Idai but “at this stage what we want to do is underscore the sheer level of this crisis.

Cyclone Idai: race against time to rescue trapped people

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 02:59:00 +0100en-africanews (en)

Desperate rescue efforts. Aid agencies racing against time to rescue people trapped by Cyclone Idai in Mozambique changed tact on Wednesday, saying it was now ‘ amatter of life and death’. Rescuers dropped high-energy biscuits, water purification tablets and other supplies to people surrounded by....

Major funding needed to dealwith cyclone aftermath: UN

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 00:25:00 +0100gulf-times (en)

The United Nations said yesterday it will be seeking a “large” amount of funding from member-states to help deal with the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Idai. “This may be one of the worst natural disasters to hit southern Africa in living memory and so we will need to do quite a lot,” UN spokesman....

The Latest: UN will press global community for cyclone aid

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 22:47:00 +0100koaa (en)

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The Latest on Cyclone Idai and the flooding damage to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi (all times local): 7:10 p.m. United Nations deputy spokesman Farhan Haq says the U.N. will ask the international community for money to help victims of Cyclone Idai but “at this stage what we....

Mozambique rescue teams struggle to save thousands

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 20:15:00 +0100guardian (en)

Rescue teams in Mozambique are struggling to reach the thousands of people stranded on roofs and in trees and urgently need more helicopters and boats as post-cyclone flood waters continue to rise. Mozambique, which was hit by Cyclone Idai over the weekend , has declared a state of emergency and is appealing for international help.

The Latest: UN will press global community for cyclone aid

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 19:40:00 +0100brownsvilleherald (en)

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The Latest on Cyclone Idai and the flooding damage to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi (all times local): 7:10 p.m. United Nations deputy spokesman Farhan Haq says the U.N. will ask the international community for money to help victims of Cyclone Idai but "at this stage what we....

Cyclone Idai’s ‘huge’ floods in Mozambique leave rescue workers helpless

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 19:26:00 +0100thenational (en)

Metres-deep floodwaters caused by Cyclone Idai, which made landfall last week, have left a trail of destruction in central Mozambique that has rendered rescue workers helpless to access those in desperate need of support, aid agencies have said. Groups trying to deliver food, water and shelter....

The Latest: UN will press global community for cyclone aid Source: AP

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 18:58:00 +0100wftv (en)

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The Latest on Cyclone Idai and the flooding damage to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi (all times local): 7:10 p.m. United Nations deputy spokesman Farhan Haq says the U.N. will ask the international community for money to help victims of Cyclone Idai but "at this stage what we....

TheLatest#x3a;UNwillpressglobalcommunityforcycloneaid

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 18:56:00 +0100actionnewsjax (en)

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The Latest on Cyclone Idai and the flooding damage to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi (all times local): 7:10 p.m. United Nations deputy spokesman Farhan Haq says the U.N. will ask the international community for money to help victims of Cyclone Idai but "at this stage what we....

The Latest: UN will press global community for cyclone aid Source: AP

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 18:47:00 +0100kiro7 (en)

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The Latest on Cyclone Idai and the flooding damage to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi (all times local): 7:10 p.m. United Nations deputy spokesman Farhan Haq says the U.N. will ask the international community for money to help victims of Cyclone Idai but "at this stage what we....

Marooned Mozambicans cling to life on roofs, terraces

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 18:45:00 +0100yahoo-au (en)

Perched on the terraces of a sports stadium, scores of marooned people stare down at a basketball court filled with dirty brown water. Five days after a vicious tropical storm tore through their neighbourhood in Buzi, central Mozambique, they remain trapped by flood water.

The Latest: UN will press global community for cyclone aid Source: AP

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 18:28:00 +0100fox13memphis (en)

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The Latest on Cyclone Idai and the flooding damage to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi (all times local): 7:10 p.m. United Nations deputy spokesman Farhan Haq says the U.N. will ask the international community for money to help victims of Cyclone Idai but "at this stage what we....

The Latest: UN will press global community for cyclone aid Source: AP

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 18:26:00 +0100wsoctv (en)

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The Latest on Cyclone Idai and the flooding damage to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi (all times local): 7:10 p.m. United Nations deputy spokesman Farhan Haq says the U.N. will ask the international community for money to help victims of Cyclone Idai but "at this stage what we....

The Latest: UN will press global community for cyclone aid

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 18:20:00 +0100timesdaily (en)

Soldiers and paramedics carry injured survivors from a helicopter in Chimanimani about 600 kilometres south east of Harare, Zimbabwe, Tuesday March, 19, 2019. According to the government, Cyclone Idai has killed more than 100 people in Chipinge and Chimanimani and according to residents the figures....

'There is death all over': Cyclone Idai toll rises above 300

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 17:39:00 +0100timesdaily (en)

Soldiers and paramedics carry injured survivors from a helicopter in Chimanimani about 600 kilometres south east of Harare, Zimbabwe, Tuesday March, 19, 2019. According to the government, Cyclone Idai has killed more than 100 people in Chipinge and Chimanimani and according to residents the figures....

Fears humanitarian crisis caused by Cyclone Idai could further intensify as torrential rains continue

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 17:28:00 +0100itv (en)

Fears are growing that the humanitarian crisis in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi could further intensify, with torrential rains in the region expected to continue into Thursday, and floodwaters set to rise. As well as the immediate threat caused by flooding, hunger and illness are growing concerns,....

Rising flood levels threaten Mozambique disaster relief effort

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 16:12:00 +0100guardian (en)

Rescue teams are rushing to save thousands of Mozambicans stranded on roofs and in trees before flood levels rise further. Mozambique, which was hit by Cyclone Idai over the weekend , is trying to rescue people from vast and deadly flooding. It has declared a state of emergency and is appealing for international help.

Mozambique mourns as Cyclone Idai's toll rises above 300

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 13:53:00 +0100hjnews (en)

Soldiers and paramedics carry injured survivors from a helicopter in Chimanimani about 600 kilometres south east of Harare, Zimbabwe, Tuesday March, 19, 2019. According to the government, Cyclone Idai has killed more than 100 people in Chipinge and Chimanimani and according to residents the figures....

Devastating cyclone tracks trail of destruction across southeast Africa

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 12:49:00 +0100nbcnews (en)

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. Cylone Idai, which hit Mozambique's port city of Beira on Thursday before....

The Latest: Cell phone service back in Mozambique's Beira

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 11:51:00 +0100timesdaily (en)

Soldiers and paramedics carry injured survivors from a helicopter in Chimanimani about 600 kilometres south east of Harare, Zimbabwe, Tuesday March, 19, 2019. According to the government, Cyclone Idai has killed more than 100 people in Chipinge and Chimanimani and according to residents the figures....

Tanzania sends relief food to flood-ravaged African countries as Kenya battles devastating starvation

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 11:38:00 +0100tuko (en)

- Magufuli's government dispatched 200 tines of maize and 17 tonnes of rice as relief food to Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe. - The Tanzania government also sent to the affected southern Africa countries 24 tonnes of medicine. - President Uhuru Kenyatta on his part sent condolence message to those who lost loved ones in the disaster.

Cyclone Idai Has Caused Massive Devastation in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 10:58:00 +0100africanewswire (en)

Cyclone Idai is one of the most destructive storms to hit this region of Africa in decades. The death toll is still unknown, but likely to be in the thousands. Hundreds of thousands of people in Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique have been displaced and vast numbers of houses, structures and farmlands have been destroyed.

Cyclone Idai: Mozambique death toll passes 200, millions hit

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 09:19:00 +0100en-africanews (en)

Over 200 dead in Mozambique after Cyclone Idai, millions hit. The number of people killed in a powerful cyclone and flooding in Mozambique has risen above 200, more than doubling the country’s death toll from a storm that could rank as one of the worst weather-related disasters in the southern hemisphere.

UNICEF supplies arrive in flood-affected areas of Malawi, bringing relief to displaced families

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 04:32:00 +0100unicef (en)

On 14 March 2019 in Malawi , aerial pictures taken by the drone task force (international organizations such as UNICEF and RedCross as well as the governmental counterparts) captured the flooded areas around Marka, located right on the Malawi – Mozambique border.

Cyclone Idai Poised to Become Southern Hemisphere’s Deadliest Tropical Storm, With More Than 1,000 Feared Dead

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 00:49:00 +0100gizmodo (en)

Cyclone Idai is on track to becoming the deadliest tropical cyclone on record for the Southern Hemisphere. The storm, which struck the southeastern coast of Africa with the strength of a Category 2 hurricane last week, almost obliterated the city of Beira in Mozambique, home to some 500,000 people.

Malawi: UNICEF supplies arrive in flood-affected areas of Malawi, bringing relief to displaced families

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 23:15:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

LILONGWE, Malawi , 19 March 2019 – UNICEF supplies have begun arriving in areas affected by heavy rains and floods in southern Malawi, bringing a measure of relief to families living in evacuation centres. The supplies include thousands of packets of oral rehydration salts, antibiotics, and hundreds of insecticide-treated bednets.

Mozambique Cyclone Rescuers Struggle to Reach Victims in ‘Inland Ocean’

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 23:00:00 +0100nytimes (en)

MAPUTO, Mozambique — Rescue workers struggled Tuesday to reach areas devastated by a huge cyclone in Mozambique, as heavy rains swelled rivers and further isolated flooded communities in what aid agencies called the worst natural disaster in southern Africa in two decades.

Cyclone's huge floods leave hundreds dead in southern Africa

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 22:37:00 +0100timesdaily (en)

A woman does her laundry near a mountain where a mudslide caused by Cyclone Idai killed several people in Chimanimani about 600 kilometres south east of Harare, Zimbabwe, Tuesday March 19, 2019. According to the government, Cyclone Idai has killed more than 100 people in Chipinge and Chimanimani and....

Buhari condoles with Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi over cyclone

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 21:26:00 +0100vanguardngr (en)

Cyclone Idai effect at Beira Airport in Mozambique The President, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, said that he deeply shared in the pain and struggle of the governments and people in the region who have been working hard to ensure safety of....

Cyclone's huge floods leave hundreds dead in southern Africa

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 18:27:00 +0100missoulian (en)

In this photo taken on Friday, March 15, 2019 and provided by the International Red Cross, people carry their personal effects after Tropical Cyclone Idai, in Beira, Mozambique. Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi says that more than 1,000 may have by killed by Cyclone Idai, which many say is the worst in more than 20 years.

Cyclone's huge floods leave hundreds dead in southern Africa

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 18:22:00 +0100siouxcityjournal (en)

In this photo taken on Friday, March 15, 2019 and provided by the International Red Cross, people carry their personal effects after Tropical Cyclone Idai, in Beira, Mozambique. Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi says that more than 1,000 may have by killed by Cyclone Idai, which many say is the worst in more than 20 years.

Cyclone's huge floods leave hundreds dead in southern Africa

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 18:20:00 +0100muscatinejournal (en)

In this photo taken on Friday, March 15, 2019 and provided by the International Red Cross, people carry their personal effects after Tropical Cyclone Idai, in Beira, Mozambique. Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi says that more than 1,000 may have by killed by Cyclone Idai, which many say is the worst in more than 20 years.

Mozambique: EN6 cost US$410 million, was "supposed to withstand any kind of weather"

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:02:00 +0100clubofmozambique (en)

The Minister of Public Works, Housing and Water Resources has dubbed the destruction by flood waters of the brand new National Road No. 6 (EN6), “surreal”. The roadway, costing US$410 million in foreign debt, “was supposed to withstand any kind of inclement weather”, Joao Machatine said.

Cyclone Idai Has Caused Massive Devastation in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 15:53:00 +0100undispatch (en)

. Cyclone Idai is one of the most destructive storms to hit this region of Africa in decades. The death toll is still unknown, but likely to be in the thousands. Hundreds of thousands of people in Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique have been displaced and vast numbers of houses, structures and farmlands have been destroyed.

Over 1,000 feared dead after cyclone slams into Mozambique

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 14:48:00 +0100wsaw (en)

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — More than 1,000 people were feared dead in Mozambique four days after a cyclone slammed into the country, submerging entire villages and leaving bodies floating in the floodwaters, the nation's president said. "It is a real disaster of great proportions," President Filipe Nyusi said.

More than 120 dead after cyclone strikes Mozambique, Zimbabwe

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 09:44:00 +0100phnompenhpost (en)

More than 120 people have died and many more are missing in Mozambique and neighbouring Zimbabwe on Sunday after tropical cyclone Idai barrelled across the southern African nations with flash floods and ferocious winds. Authorities in Mozambique said the toll there had risen to 62 in the centre of....

More than 1,000 people feared dead after Cyclone Idai slams into Mozambique

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 04:13:00 +0100theglobeandmail (en)

More than 1,000 people were feared dead in Mozambique four days after a cyclone slammed into the country, submerging entire villages and leaving bodies floating in the flood waters, the nation’s president said. “It is a real disaster of great proportions,” President Filipe Nyusi said.

UAE ambassador to India stresses need for peace in region

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 03:43:00 +0100arabnews (en)

JOHANNESBURG: More than 1,000 people were feared dead in Mozambique four days after a cyclone slammed into the country, submerging entire villages and leaving bodies floating in the floodwaters, the nation’s president said. “It is a real disaster of great proportions,” President Filipe Nyusi said.

AFTERMATH OF A STORM: Picking up the pieces after Cyclone Idai

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 02:06:00 +0100dailymaverick (en)

Inhabitants of Chiluvi, a village in central Mozambique, walk along a flooded and muddy street after Cyclone Idai and Floods that hit the region, in Nhamatanda, Mozambique, 13 March 2019 (Issued 18 March 2019). Chiluvo, together with Nhamatanda, Sofala, illustrates the tragedy that is experienced....

Over 1,000 feared dead after cyclone slams into Mozambique

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 01:36:00 +0100wkyt (en)

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — More than 1,000 people were feared dead in Mozambique four days after a cyclone slammed into the country, submerging entire villages and leaving bodies floating in the floodwaters, the nation's president said. "It is a real disaster of great proportions," President Filipe Nyusi said.

Over 1,000 feared dead after cyclone slams into Mozambique

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 01:00:00 +0100providencejournal (en)

JOHANNESBURG More than 1,000 people were feared dead in Mozambique four days after a cyclone slammed into the country, submerging entire villages and leaving bodies floating in the floodwaters, the nation's president said. "It is a real disaster of great proportions," President Filipe Nyusi said.

Over 1,000 feared dead after cyclone slams into Mozambique

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:49:00 +0100jamaicaobserver (en)

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — More than 1,000 people were feared dead in Mozambique four days after a cyclone slammed into the country, submerging entire villages and leaving bodies floating in the floodwaters, the nation's president said. "It is a real disaster of great proportions," President Filipe Nyusi said.

Over 1,000 feared dead after cyclone slams into Mozambique

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:46:00 +0100brownsvilleherald (en)

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — More than 1,000 people were feared dead in Mozambique four days after a cyclone slammed into the country, submerging entire villages and leaving bodies floating in the floodwaters, the nation's president said. "It is a real disaster of great proportions," President Filipe Nyusi said.

Over 1,000 feared dead after cyclone slams into Mozambique

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:41:00 +0100tribtown (en)

JOHANNESBURG More than 1,000 people were feared dead in Mozambique four days after a cyclone slammed into the country, submerging entire villages and leaving bodies floating in the floodwaters, the nation’s president said. “It is a real disaster of great proportions,” President Filipe Nyusi said.

Over 1,000 feared dead after cyclone slams into Mozambique

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:25:00 +0100therepublic (en)

JOHANNESBURG More than 1,000 people were feared dead in Mozambique four days after a cyclone slammed into the country, submerging entire villages and leaving bodies floating in the floodwaters, the nation’s president said. “It is a real disaster of great proportions,” President Filipe Nyusi said.

Over 1,000 feared dead after cyclone slams into Mozambique

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:20:00 +0100japantoday (en)

More than 1,000 people were feared dead in Mozambique four days after a cyclone slammed into the country, submerging entire villages and leaving bodies floating in the floodwaters, the nation's president said. "It is a real disaster of great proportions," President Filipe Nyusi said.

Over 1,000 feared dead after cyclone slams into Mozambique

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:09:00 +0100ohio (en)

JOHANNESBURG More than 1,000 people were feared dead in Mozambique four days after a cyclone slammed into the country, submerging entire villages and leaving bodies floating in the floodwaters, the nation's president said. "It is a real disaster of great proportions," President Filipe Nyusi said.

Over 1,000 feared dead after cyclone slams into Mozambique

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 23:58:00 +0100ocala (en)

JOHANNESBURG More than 1,000 people were feared dead in Mozambique four days after a cyclone slammed into the country, submerging entire villages and leaving bodies floating in the floodwaters, the nation's president said. "It is a real disaster of great proportions," President Filipe Nyusi said.

Over 1,000 feared dead after cyclone slams into Mozambique

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 23:53:00 +0100statesman (en)

JOHANNESBURG More than 1,000 people were feared dead in Mozambique four days after a cyclone slammed into the country, submerging entire villages and leaving bodies floating in the floodwaters, the nation's president said. "It is a real disaster of great proportions," President Filipe Nyusi said.

Over 1,000 feared dead after cyclone slams into Mozambique

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 23:46:00 +0100palmbeachpost (en)

JOHANNESBURG More than 1,000 people were feared dead in Mozambique four days after a cyclone slammed into the country, submerging entire villages and leaving bodies floating in the floodwaters, the nation's president said. "It is a real disaster of great proportions," President Filipe Nyusi said.

Cyclone Idai ravages Zim forces Mnangagwa back home

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 19:47:00 +0100nehandaradio (en)

The cyclone also destroyed key infrastructure and swept away hundreds of homes, mainly in Manicaland. The government said Mnangagwa was expected home yesterday “to be directly involved with the national response by way of relief to victims of Cyclone Idai”. “The president has cut short his trip to Abu Dhabi to attend to the cyclone issue.

More than 1,000 feared dead in Mozambique storm

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 17:40:00 +0100yahoo-au (en)

More than a thousand people are feared to have died in a cyclone that smashed into Mozambique, while scores have been killed and more than 150 are missing in neighbouring Zimbabwe. The city of Beira in central Mozambique bore Cyclone Idai's full wrath on Thursday before the storm barrelled on to....

More than 120 dead after cyclone hits Mozambique, Zimbabwe

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 17:22:00 +0100theCitizen (en)

By Adrien BARBIER with Zinyange AUNTONY. Beira, Mozambique /AFP/. More than 120 people have died and many more are missing in Mozambique and neighbouring Zimbabwe on Sunday after tropical cyclone Idai barrelled across the southern African nations with flash floods and ferocious winds.

Cyclone Idai ravages Zim forces Mnangagwa back home

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 15:23:00 +0100zimbabwesituation (en)

Source: Cyclone Idai ravages Zim forces Mnangagwa back home | Daily News ZIMBABWE is reeling from the devastation wreaked by Cyclone Idai, which forced President Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, to cut short his trip to the United Arab Emirates. This comes as the government has deployed the Zimbabwe....

More than 120 dead after cyclone hits Mozambique, Zimbabwe

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 14:48:00 +0100irishsun (en)

More than 120 people have died and many more are missing in Mozambique and neighbouring Zimbabwe on Sunday after tropical cyclone Idai barrelled across the southern African nations with flash floods and ferocious winds. Authorities in Mozambique said the toll there had risen to 62 in the centre of....

Cyclone Idai ravages Zim forces Mnangagwa back home

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 12:23:00 +0100dailynews-co-zw (en)

At least 31 people have so far been reported killed , with hundreds more displaced by the tropical cyclone which reached the country from Mozambique late on Friday night. The cyclone also destroyed key infrastructure and swept away hundreds of homes, mainly in Manicaland.

Over 120 dead after cyclone hits Mozambique, Zimbabwe

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 11:28:00 +0100presstv (en)

More than 120 people have died and many more are missing in Mozambique and neighbouring Zimbabwe on Sunday after tropical cyclone Idai barrelled across the southern African nations with flash floods and ferocious winds. Authorities in Mozambique said the toll there had risen to 62 in the centre of....

‘Everything is destroyed’: 850,000 people in danger as Cyclone Idai moves west

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 08:25:00 +0100mg (en)

Almost 850 000 people have been affected by severe rains and flooding caused by cyclone Idai, a tropical cyclone that hit the Mozambican port of Beira on Thursday night. Parts of Malawi and Zambia have also been affected. So far, at least 145 people have been killed , although this number is expected....

More than 120 dead after cyclone hits Mozambique, Zimbabwe

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 06:23:00 +0100nation-ke (en)

BEIRA, More than 120 people have died and many more are missing in Mozambique and neighbouring Zimbabwe on Sunday after tropical cyclone Idai barrelled across the southern African nations with flash floods and ferocious winds. Authorities in Mozambique said the toll there had risen to 62 in the....

More than 120 dead after cyclone hits Mozambique, Zimbabwe

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 05:46:00 +0100bssnews (en)

BEIRA, Mozambique, March 18, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – More than 120 people have died and many more are missing in Mozambique and neighbouring Zimbabwe on Sunday after tropical cyclone Idai barrelled across the southern African nations with flash floods and ferocious winds.

More than 120 dead after cyclone hits Mozambique, Zimbabwe

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 02:56:00 +0100AsiaOne (en)

More than 120 people have died and many more are missing in Mozambique and neighbouring Zimbabwe on Sunday after tropical cyclone Idai barrelled across the southern African nations with flash floods and ferocious winds. Authorities in Mozambique said the toll there had risen to 62 in the centre of....

Over 120 Dead After Cyclone Hits Mozambique, Zimbabwe

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 02:40:00 +0100ndtvnews (en)

Harare, Zimbabwe: More than 120 people have died and many more are missing in Mozambique and neighbouring Zimbabwe on Sunday after tropical cyclone Idai barrelled across the southern African nations with flash floods and ferocious winds. Authorities in Mozambique said the toll there had risen to 62....

More than 120 dead after cyclone hits Mozambique, Zimbabwe

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 00:02:00 +0100abs-cbnnews (en)

BEIRA, Mozambique -- More than 120 people have died and many more are missing in Mozambique and neighboring Zimbabwe on Sunday after tropical cyclone Idai barreled across the southern African nations with flash floods and ferocious winds. Authorities in Mozambique said the toll there had risen to 62....

Cyclone Idai batters Mozambique, Zimbabwe; over 120 dead

Sun, 17 Mar 2019 23:35:00 +0100nan (en)

The damage done by Cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe. More than 120 people have died and many more are missing in Mozambique and neighbouring Zimbabwe on Sunday after tropical cyclone Idai barrelled across the southern African nations with flash floods and ferocious winds.

More than 120 dead after cyclone hits Mozambique, Zimbabwe

Sun, 17 Mar 2019 22:21:00 +0100afp-english (en)

Mozambique's environment Minister Celso Correia gave AFP the country's updated number of deaths in Beira and Dondo districts, but warned: "We will certainly end with a higher toll." "I think this is the biggest natural disaster Mozambique has ever faced. Everything is destroyed.

More than 120 dead after cyclone hits Mozambique, Zimbabwe

Sun, 17 Mar 2019 22:18:00 +0100channelnewsasia (en)

BEIRA, Mozambique: More than 120 people have died and many more are missing in Mozambique and neighbouring Zimbabwe on Sunday (Mar 17) after tropical cyclone Idai barrelled across the southern African nations with flash floods and ferocious winds. Authorities in Mozambique said the toll there had....

More than 120 dead after cyclone hits Mozambique, Zimbabwe

Sun, 17 Mar 2019 22:15:00 +0100digitaljournal (en)

Authorities in Mozambique said the toll there had risen to 62 in the centre of the country, while Zimbabwe said 65 people were killed in affected eastern areas, after the cyclone tore across the region on Friday and Saturday. Mozambique's environment Minister Celso Correia gave AFP the country's....

Cyclone Idai A Total Havok, 1.5m People Affected

Sun, 17 Mar 2019 09:21:00 +0100zimeye (en)

The storm which brought floodwater and widespread destruction to Mozambique and Malawi has reached Zimbabwe. At least 31 people have been killed and dozens are missing in parts of eastern Zimbabwe after the country was hit by tropical cyclone Idai which lashed neighbouring Mozambique and Malawi, the government said.

Fears of repeat flooding disaster in Moz

Sun, 17 Mar 2019 07:17:00 +0100sanews (en)

Johannesburg - Heavy rains and localised flooding across southern Africa are raising fears of a repeat of the devastating floods of 2000, when thousands of people were plucked from rooftops by helicopter, several hundred died and Mozambique's agricultural production was severely impacted.

140 personas muertas por el ciclón Idai

Sat, 16 Mar 2019 20:44:00 +0100elmercuriodigital (es)

La ONU pone en marcha una gran operación de ayuda para las personas afectadas. El ciclón tropical Idai ha dejado al menos 140 personas muertas y cientos de desaparecidas a su paso por Mozambique, Zimbabue y Malawi . Alrededor de 1,5 millones de personas se han visto afectados ya en Mozambique y....

Cyclone Idai batters Zimbabwe, at least 24 people dead

Sat, 16 Mar 2019 12:32:00 +0100thehindu (en)

At least 24 people have died in south eastern Zimbabwe as homes and bridges were swept away by a tropical storm, the country's Information Ministry said on Saturday. Cyclone Idai, which brought flood water and destruction to areas of Mozambique and Malawi , hit Zimbabwe on Friday, cutting off power and communications.

Idai Ravages Mutare Moving Inwards Into The Country

Sat, 16 Mar 2019 06:23:00 +0100zimeye (en)

TROPICAL Cyclone Idai has ravaged the eastern border city of Mutare, blowing off roofing sheets and damaging both trees and vehicles in its wake. Idai already been named the deadliest weather disaster of 2019 throughout the whole world, with 122 deaths as at Friday.

La ONU pone en marcha una gran operación de ayuda para los afectados por el ciclón Idai

Fri, 15 Mar 2019 18:52:00 +0100news-un-es (es)

Alrededor de 1,5 millones de personas se han visto afectados ya en Mozambique y Malawi por el ciclón, cuyos vientos han alcanzado velocidades de 200 kilómetros. Uno de los puntos más afectados es la ciudad portuaria mozambiqueña de Beira, densamente poblada.

Deadly Cyclone Idai makes damaging strike on central Mozambique

Fri, 15 Mar 2019 18:27:00 +0100herald (en)

MAPUTO. – Damage reports are mounting in central Mozambique, where Idai made landfall as an intense tropical cyclone on Thursday night, local time. Idai barrelled onshore north of Beira, Mozambique, with its strength equivalent to aCategory 3 major hurricane in the Atlantic or eastern Pacific oceans.

Residents warned as tropical cyclone Idai intensifies over ...

Thu, 14 Mar 2019 07:39:00 +0100thetimes-za (en)

Residents in central Mozambique were on Thursday bracing for a tropical cyclone described as "extremely dangerous" by weather experts, with imminent landfall expected near the port city of Beira, which has a population of about 530,000 people. "This storm has already triggered torrential rainfall....

Double Jeopardy On Two African Coasts - Cyclone Idai And Saharan Dust

Wed, 13 Mar 2019 17:06:00 +0100forbes (en)

In the United States right now, a href="ard-wednesday-wxc/index.html">a “bomb cyclone” weather system is dominating the headlines and rightfully so.  Blizzard conditions with winds approaching minimum hurricane speeds are affecting parts of the interior U.S.

Massive tropical storm takes aim at Mozambique

Mon, 11 Mar 2019 18:31:00 +0100clubofmozambique (en)

A powerful tropical cyclone could hit Mozambique by the end of the week, says the South African Weather Service (SAWS). Tropical Cyclone Idai has developed in strength and is forecast to make landfall by Saturday, March 16. “When it makes landfall, it weakens slightly but the impact is still there.

Mozambique: Mozambique: Tropical Depression, Office of the Resident Coordinator – Flash update No. 2 (as of 09 March 2019, 09:00 PM)

Mon, 11 Mar 2019 10:35:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Highlights. • At least 7 deaths reported, and 32,222 people were affected by the floods in Zambézia and Tete provinces, the central region of the country; • At least 4,242 people are displaced in Zambezia and Tete, sheltered in eight transit centers; • Heavy rains had significant impact on the road....