Aid workers widen search for Mozambique cyclone survivors as death toll mounts
UN says 200,000 Zimbabweans will need food aid for three months and rescue workers scouring rural areas for survivors of the region's worst disaster
Beira/Harare/Chimanimani — Rescue workers widened their search in Mozambique and Zimbabwe on Thursday for survivors of devastating floods following a cyclone that ripped through Southern Africa a week ago, killing hundreds and destroying buildings and farmland. The death toll in Mozambique has risen to 217 and around 15,000 people, many of them very ill, still need to be rescued, Land & environment minister Celso Correia said, though rescue workers continue to find bodies and the toll could rise sharply. In neighbouring Zimbabwe, the death toll jumped to 139. The UN World Food Programme (WFP), which is coordinating food drops across the region, said 200,000 people in Zimbabwe would need urgent food aid for three months. In Malawi, 56 people have been confirmed dead so far. A key priority now is pushing into remaining areas affected by the flooding that have not yet been explored in search of people needing rescue, said Connor Hartnady, leader of a South African rescue task force. He...
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