The death toll in Mozambique has risen to 217 and around 15,000 people, many of them very ill, still need to be rescued
, Land and Environment Minister Celso Correia said, though rescue workers continue to find bodies and the toll could rise sharply.
Helicopters whirred above the turbid, reddish-brown flood waters searching for people to ferry back to the port city of Beira, the main headquarters for the huge rescue operation. “ … here in Beira, all the churches have collapsed from this cyclone … Oh my dear brothers, please pray for us,” said Pastor Luis Semente. “Only God can restore this.”
Rescuers also want to move people from a basketball stadium near the Buzi river – one of the worst affected areas – to a village on higher ground, where aid organisations are setting up a temporary camp with a capacity of up to 600, he said.
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