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March 20, 2019
Aid workers scrambled to save hundreds trapped byfloods around the Mozambican port city of Beira on Wednesday, after a powerfulcyclone killed hundreds of people and left a trail of destruction acrossswathes of southeast Africa.
Rescue workers help affected residents after cyclonedamage in Beira, Mozambique March 19, 2019 in this image taken from socialmedia.
Cyclone Idai hit Mozambique’s port city of Beirawith winds of up to 170 kilometre per hour, last Thursday, then moved inland toZimbabwe and Malawi, flattening buildings and putting the lives of millions atrisk.
At least 200 people have died in Mozambique and 98in Zimbabwe, but the death toll is likely to rise as rescuers are still findingbodies.
Hundreds were clinging onto trees or roofs, waitingfor rescue teams. Roads in and around Beira were swamped and heavy rain wascontinuing to fall, complicating rescue efforts and meaning that aid had to beflown in by helicopter or plane.
The floods have also brought the threat ofwaterborne diseases.
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has declared threedays of national mourning starting on Wednesday and has said the eventual deathtoll from the cyclone and ensuing floods could rise to more than 1,000.