Beira, Mozambique - The death toll after
a powerful cyclone in Mozambique stood at 217 and around 15 000
people still needed to be rescued, the Minister of Land and
Environment Celso Correia said on Thursday.
Correia said 3 000 people had already been rescued.
A young girl is helped from a boat after being evacuated from flood waters following cyclone-force winds and heavy rain near the coastal city of Beira, Mozambique. Picture: Josh Estey/CARE via AP
The aftermath of the Cyclone Idai is pictured in Beira. Picture: Josh Estey/Care International via Reuters
Red Cross teams receive emergency shelter supplies in Beira. Picture: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies via Reuters
Cyclone Idai lashed the Mozambican port city of Beira with
winds of up to 170 km per hour (105 miles per hour) last
Thursday, then moved inland to Zimbabwe and Malawi, flattening
buildings and putting the lives of millions at risk.