Mozambique: Cyclone Destroys ‘90% Of Beira City, Kills 162 People - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 18, 2019
A cyclonethat ripped across Mozambique and Zimbabwe has killed at least 162 people withscores more missing and caused “massive and horrifying” destruction in theMozambican city of Beira.
A cyclonethat slammed into Mozambique last week has damaged or destroyed 90 percent ofthe city of Beira, the Red Cross said Monday, as the death toll in the countryand neighbouring Zimbabwe rose to 157.
It said 90percent of Beira and its surrounds are “damaged or destroyed”.
A largedam burst on Sunday and cut off the last road to the city of some 530,000people, the statement added.
Idai toreinto the centre of the country on Thursday before continuing on to Zimbabwe,bringing flash floods and ferocious winds, washing away roads and houses.
A tollcompiled Monday puts the death toll in Mozambique at 68, including 55 in Beiraalone, and 89 in Zimbabwe, up from a previous toll of 127.
The IFRCwarned that the death toll could rise once the full scale of the devastation isknown, with further heavy rains are forecast.