Cyclone Idai Aftermath - Zimbabweans Rally to Help Each Other

With little faith in their government, Zimbabweans took the rescue effort into their own hands after Cyclone Idai hit the Chimanimani region, writes Steve Kretzmann for GroundUp.

Cyclone Idai - Zimbabweans Rally to Help Each Other

PHOTO ESSAYS: Cyclone Idai - Zimbabweans Rally to Help Each Other

With little faith in their government, Zimbabweans took the rescue effort into their own hands after Cyclone Idai hit the Chimanimani region. GroundUp's Ashraf Hendricks captured these images. ...

The first rains after Cyclone Idai made the temporary causeway at the last bridge into Chimanimani impassable for fuel and aid trucks. Watching 4x4s sliding up the clay slope became a spectacle for residents.

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