Cyclone Idai Leaves Scores Dead in Southern Africa

UN agencies are aiding the rescue effort after tens of thousands of people were hit by floods across southeast Africa. The regional death toll has already reached 174 and hundreds more remain missing.

  • Zimbabwe:   Cyclone Idai kills 65

    New Zimbabwe, 17 March 2019

    Tropical cyclone Idai continued to wreak havoc in eastern Zimbabwe, with authorities announcing more than 65 bodies had been recovered as of late Sunday. Read more »

The flooded Odzi River in Zimbabwe.

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