Zimbabwe’s ministry of information on Saturday announced on Twitter that so far the “number of deaths is confirmed at 24 mainly from Chimanimani East,” including two students, while at least 40 other people have been injured.
A group of people who fled their homes were “marooned” on top of a mountain waiting to be rescued, but strong winds were hampering helicopter flights, the ministry said.that thousands of people have been affected, power cut off and major bridges flooded.and some of them” may have died, Joshua Sacco, a member of parliament in Chimanimani district, told“At least 25 houses were swept away following a mudslide at Ngangu township in Chimanimani urban. There were people inside.
Local officials in Mozambique said that heavy rains earlier in the week, before the cyclone struck, had already claimed another 66 lives, injured scores and displaced 17 000 people.
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COSATU conveys its solidarity with the people of Zimbabwe affected by CycloneIdai
Is this coming to RSA?
Very sad! Praying for Zimbabwe... I hope the government declared it a National disaster and deployed helicopters to save lives.
But why Zimbabwe? I stand with Zimbabwe and Mozambique