Information minister says death toll expected to rise while Mozambique confirms about 1,000 cases of cholera
Women in Chimanimani dry clothes recovered from the rubble after Cyclone Idai, March 19 2019. Picture: ZINYANGE AUNTONY / AFP
The tourist town of Chimanimani was hardest hit in Zimbabwe. Entire villages were submerged and schools, clinics and bridges were destroyed. “It is saddening that the death toll has increased to 268 and is still expected to rise as the search efforts continue. Mutsvangwa noted that a shortage of aircraft was still hampering efforts to reach areas inaccessible by road.
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