. “We asked Jesus to protect us, so that this does not happen again,” said congregant and survivor Maria Domingas, 60, who saw trees crashing into her house and water filling her bedroom.
Mozambique’s death toll rose to 446 from 417, a government minister said on Sunday. In Zimbabwe, UN agencies have given different tolls of 259 and 154, while in Malawi 56 people died in heavy rains ahead of Idai. The congregation stretched arms skywards and swayed in prayer. “You can see the strength in their eyes,” said the 36-year-old pastor, known as Junior. “From today, we are looking forward.”
Mozambique’s Land and Environment Minister Celso Correia said the cyclone had affected 531,000 people in his country, with 110,000 people in makeshift camps.Some survivors have been digging through rubble with their bare hands to search for loved ones, while government and aid agencies have been flying in help.
Well that makes sense. I don't know why people pray after a tragic event to a god who did nothing in the first place to stop the tragic events. Makes perfect sense. 👏👏👏