Mozambique: Almost 450 People Have Died in Zambezia Floods - Governor

Maputo — Flooding in the central Mozambican province of Zambezia has taken 444 lives, according to the provincial governor, Abdul Razak, cited in a Wednesday press release from the country's parliament, the Assembly of the Republic.

On Tuesday, President Filipe Nyusi had announced a confirmed death toll from Cyclone Idai and the associated flooding of 202. But his figure referred mostly to Sofala and Manica provinces. Razak's announcement more than triples the death toll.

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