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Zimbabwe: Local Police Dogs Only Trained to Sniff for Marijuana, Says Minister
New Zimbabwe, 10 April 2019
Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa has defended Zimbabwe's recent hiring of South African sniffer dogs to help search for Cyclone Idai victims buried under rubble in areas hit… Read more »
Hundreds Still Missing in Zimbabwe After Cyclone Idai
Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa has said that the 257 people who went missing when Cyclone Idai struck the country were now considered dead. South African police sniffer dogs have been sent to parts of Zimbabwe hit by Cyclone Idai to help look for those who are missing and presumed dead as survivors hope to find the bodies of their loved ones and give them a proper burial.
South African police sniffer dogs have been sent to parts of Zimbabwe hit by Cyclone Idai to help look for those who are missing and presumed dead.
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Zimbabwe: South Africa Sniffer Dogs Pick 23 Likely Spots With Bodies
New Zimbabwe, 2 April 2019
As the search and rescue mission reaches its peak in Cyclone ravaged areas of Chimanimani and Chipinge, sniffer dogs hired from South Africa have so far helped identify 23 points… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Hosts Cyclone Idai Restoration Conference
The Herald, 10 April 2019
President Mnangagwa will today host a round-table meeting of Government departments and corporate organisations working on Cyclone Idai infrastructure restoration and development… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: High-Level Cyclone Task Force Set Up
The Herald, 1 April 2019
A high-level Cyclone Idai reconstruction and resettlement taskforce has been put together to facilitate the effective resolution of challenges faced by the disaster management… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: U.S. Avails Additional U.S.$2.5 Million in Response to Cyclone Idai
New Zimbabwe, 5 April 2019
The United States government has availed an additional US$2.5 million emergency relief to cater for the needs of survivors of the recent Cyclone Idai which killed over 300 people… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Govt Confirms Own Officials Stealing Cyclone Idai Aid
New Zimbabwe, 10 April 2019
Two government officials have been arrested for stealing aid donated towards victims of Cyclone Idai while a third case of a similar nature has also been reported in Mvuma. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: 'Earthquake Hit Before Cyclone Idai'
The Herald, 10 April 2019
A 3.8 magnitude earthquake rattled Chimanimani and Chipinge shortly before Cyclone Idai which left 344 people dead and destroyed property worth billions of dollars, Government has… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: South Africa Sends Sniffer Dogs for Cyclone Idai Search and Rescue
New Zimbabwe, 27 March 2019
South Africa's police service and a non-governmental organisation Gift of the Givers, Tuesday presented four sniffer dogs to neighbouring country's ambassador in Harare, Mphakama… Read more »
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Nearly three weeks since Cyclone Idai struck three of the most vulnerable countries in Southern Africa, needs are rising and humanitarians still don't have a full picture of the ... Read more »
